Bemidji State University is known as an excellent school for preparing musicians and music educators.
The Department of Music at BSU offers studies toward the Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education or the Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in Music Performance. Graduates are satisfactorily placed in music education positions and outstanding graduate programs at close to a 100% rate. Students have also selected study toward the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, allowing for individualized tailoring of studies in areas such as Arts Management and Composition.
The full-time faculty of the Department of Music, as well as its part-time specialists, are committed to the intellectual, musical and social growth of the student musicians who attend Bemidji State University.