Best Online Masters Programs in Conducting

CSU's Master of Music Education with a conducting specialization enables you to study online during the school year and get hands-on conducting practice during a summer session on campus. Projects are customized for your particular teaching situation, so you are able to immediately apply the techniques you learn to reinvigorate your lesson plans with gained skills and knowledge.

Perfect your podium presence working with local professional choirs, bands, and orchestras, while receiving personal faculty mentorship. The annual summer conducting seminar includes hands-on workshop sessions taught by CSU faculty as well as some of the most prestigious pedagogues from around the country.

Messiah University has the largest NASM-accredited graduate program in music in the U.S. and has been successfully educating music conductors and educators online for than 10 years!

The MME can be completed entirely online.

The cost per credit is what you pay there are no hidden fees for labs, courses, services or technology. We put the true cost of your program upfront so that you can accurately compare and plan for your graduate education. Flexible, affordable and convenient program with the majority of courses conducted online, combining just the right amount of classroom and practical experience for your busy life and active schedule.

Degree programs can be completed in two years.

Emphasis on summer coursework, including one-week, on-campus summer sessions. MME can be completed entirely online.

Experienced, trained music educators and conductors with extensive college and public school teaching experience who take time to mentor you in your education and career.

As a student in our degree program, you'll have the opportunity to work with one of the many outstanding ensembles at Messiah University.

Deferred payment option available if your employer reimburses for Act 48 or other graduate course completions.

Messiah accepts graduate program applicants year round allowing you to enter the program at multiple points throughout the year.

The Master of Music degree with a concentration in Conducting requires a total of 30 semester credit hours. In this concentration, up to 18 credits may be completed online during the academic year (spring and summer semesters). The remaining 12 credits are completed during on-campus sessions across 2 summers. The degree includes 5 core courses plus 5 additional courses that are determined based on whether the student is focusing on wind, orchestral or choral conducting.

More and more music professionals are earning their master’s degree as a way to advance in their careers and enhance their music knowledge. Music teachers in public schools go through intensive training as undergraduates, but there is a limit to how much can be covered at that level. These teachers frequently lead ensembles as part of their work but need additional education and training to further develop these skills and to focus more intensely on specialized topics. UTEP’s Master of Music degree in Conducting provides this in-depth training, and with a curricular component that can be completed online during the academic year when public schools are in session, this degree is convenient for working professionals.