Is A Music Industry Degree Worth It?

<p>Are you doing Music Industry because you love it, or because you hope it will lead to a job?</p>

<p>Many music majors do music because they just cannot imagine NOT doing it. Are you like that?</p>

<p>If so, then go ahead and do the transfer and enjoy the major, and try not to worry too much about the future. Holders of the BM degree can go to law school just like anyone else, and can apply for any job that requires a “college degree.”</p>

<p>If Music Industry is purely a practical choice, a sort of detached gamble for a career possibility, then there are probably better choices, who knows.</p>

<p>Becoming a rock star is pretty unlikely, and if that is really your goal, then maybe the techie end of Music Industry is not the way to go. Others would know more, but just a thought.</p>

<p>If you do do Music Industry, try to do some internships in the summer, or during the year, to get a feel for what you want to do and make some connections that way.</p>

<p>What instrument do you play, and what kind of music do you compose? Any reason why you are not doing a concentration in performance or composition? Just curious.</p>