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Master of Music Education overview

91ÖÆƬ³§’s online MME program is designed for music educators who hold an undergraduate degree in music education. The coursework is predominantly online to fit the needs of busy professionals. Music education students will enhance their abilities as teachers through study of past and present trends in music education, effective curriculum development and application of learning benchmarks.

Master of Music Education tuition cost

No-fee tuition

Know what you are paying for with 91ÖÆƬ³§’s no-fee tuition. With our graduate programs, 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.

Deferred billing

Deferred billing is available for students with employer reimbursement. For more information contact Student Financial Services at gradfinancialserv@messiah.edu.

2025-2026

No-fee tuition per graduate credit hour: $800
Tuition cost for the entire program at the 2025-2026 rate: ranges from $24,000 (30 credits) - $26,400 (33 credits).

Graduate students are eligible to apply for federal financial aid.

FINANCIAL AID

Next steps for admissions

Applying for admission to a graduate program at 91ÖÆƬ³§ is the first step to making your personal and professional goals a reality.

91ÖÆƬ³§ has the largest NASM-accredited graduate program in music in the U.S. and has been successfully educating music conductors and educators online for more than 10 years.

Academic excellence

91ÖÆƬ³§ is a nationally ranked Christian university and provides all music conducting and education students quality academic offerings online and in a state-of the-art facility. The High Center for Worship and Performing Arts provides each graduate student the opportunity to refine their skills in a performance hall that has no equal. The facility boasts one of the most highly technologically advanced learning environments on the east coast.

Reputation

91ÖÆƬ³§ has the largest NASM-accredited Master of Music in conducting program in the United States and the only accredited online Master of Music in conducting program in Pennsylvania. An innovator in online conducting technology and instruction, 91ÖÆƬ³§ has been successfully educating graduate-level music conductors and educators online for more than 10 years.

Practical approach

91ÖÆƬ³§ offers degrees that provide applicable knowledge in each course offered. As you progress through coursework, you’ll acquire knowledge that can be taken and used immediately in your own classroom, allowing you to become a better teacher and musician.

Faculty

91ÖÆƬ³§’s music faculty are an engaged group of educators who are very experienced in public and private school education. Many of our faculty throughout their careers spent time teaching in the public/private schools. In addition, our faculty are currently active in schools providing services such as guest conducting, clinics and adjudication. As a graduate student, you will be studying podium effectiveness and music pedagogy from educators who work in public schools every week.

Flexibility

Due to advancements in technology, 91ÖÆƬ³§ has been able to erase geographical boundaries that, until recently, prohibited teachers from studying music conducting and education in online environments. We are now able to offer degrees that allow students to continue to teach while studying. That opens the door to many who, until recently, did not have the abilities of leaving jobs to go back to school full time.