Music that touches you

Highly-ranked, long-running program means success!

Bring together a love of music and a love for people in the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College music therapy programs.

  • Start clinical practice in your second year – you will have years of experience under your belt by graduation
  • With a long line of music therapy alumni we offer robust internship opportunities
  • A graduate program in music therapy allows you to continue your education at SMWC
  • A focus on leadership distinguishes a Woods degree from all the rest

Small is beautiful

13:1 student to faculty ratio.

Scholarship Opportunities

Check out the full-tuition Musician of Promise Scholarship.

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Meet Professor Michael Boswell

Grammy award-winner and director of SMWC choirs.

There’s nothing like The Woods

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is home to historic architecture, the shrine of the United States’ 8th Catholic saint, a bustling sports and recreation center, and a community of people who want to see you succeed.

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So much to do

Musicians at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College have so much to do. Clubs, ensembles, theater and more.

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Our values

We follow in the footsteps of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin in all that we do as we work to live out values of social justice, spirituality, sustainability and gender equity.

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Prepare for your future

A music therapist is trained to work in individual, small group or large group settings in a variety of facilities, including:

  • Medical hospitals
  • Schools
  • Nursing homes
  • Assisted-living facilities
  • Psychiatric facilities/units
  • Pediatric units
  • Rehabilitation units
  • Private homes

Combine music therapy with business administration to run a consultancy. Include a theater minor and become a children’s theater instructor. Add it to a psychology or a human services degree to expand your tools of therapy.

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