Be the Best Therapist You Can Be with a Music Therapy Degree from Marywood!
The power of music can remove physical, verbal, and emotional barriers. Music Therapy can truly transform the health and wellness of patients who find new avenues of expression through music. If you want to help change people's lives through music, then a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Therapy from Marywood University is the right choice for you!
You'll be prepared for a professional music therapy career through our competency-based curriculum. Music Therapy degree candidates must complete a minimum of 1,200 hours of clinical training with two components: pre-internship and internship.
- Pre-internship training consists of various practical field experiences with at least three different populations, taken by a student in conjunction with music therapy course work as pre-requisite for internship placement.
- Internship is the culminating, in-depth, supervised clinical training experience in an entry-level degree program in music therapy. Students may choose from the academic institution's roster of affiliated internship programs, the national roster of all AMTA-approved internship sites in collaboration with the music therapy advisor.
Program completion leads to board certification as a music therapist. Following academic studies and required clinical training, candidates are eligible to take the National Board Certification Examination for Music Therapists, designed and administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). The credential earned is Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC). Professional membership available with the American Music Therapy Association, Inc. (AMTA).
Over the last 10 years, 85% of Marywood University Music Therapy graduates have passed the Certification Board for Music Therapists certification examination, exceeding the national pass rate of 74%.
- Prepare for a professional career with children, adolescents, and adults with special needs
- Eligibility for National Board Certification Examination for Music Therapists
- Clinical training and internship
Outcomes & Opportunities
Top Employers
- Colleges and Universities
- Mental Health Facilities
- Clinical and Doctors' Offices
- School Districts
Top Career Paths
- Institutional Music Therapist
- Private Practice Music Therapist
- Counselor
- Music Therapy Professor