The Double Degree Program

Oberlin’s Double Degree Program combines a thorough liberal arts education with exceptional preprofessional music training. In five years or fewer, double-degree students complete work for the Bachelor of Music degree from the Conservatory of Music and the Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Arts and Sciences. About 40 students enter this program each year.

The Double Degree Program is an option for students who want to expand their possibilities for life beyond Oberlin. Many graduates go on to careers that run the gamut from professional musicians to business professionals. The advantage is that they are well prepared for whatever profession they choose.

Steve Parker ’02 Awarded Rome Prize for 2020-21

August 7, 2020

Musician and educator to focus on creation of sound sculptures and wearable listening devices.
Eyeing Her Finnish Line

May 22, 2020

Soprano Maggie Kinabrew ’20 bolsters ties to her ancestral music through a Fulbright opportunity in Helsinki.
Those Who Can, Teach

May 20, 2020

Rania Adamczyk ’20 plots a course for India through a Fulbright teaching assistantship.
A Flutist’s French Connection

May 15, 2020

Fulbright honor for Karisma Palmore ’20 supports international music studies and language research.
Sounds of Science

October 3, 2019

Electroacoustic artist Eli Stine ’14 returns to teach and create at Oberlin.
Art for Social Impact: Thanisa Durongkaveroj ’18

March 11, 2019

Thanisa Durongkaveroj ’18 is taking an interdisciplinary artistic approach to social impact.
A Singer Gets Philosophical

January 14, 2019

Double-degree mezzo-soprano Perri di Christina '16 looks back on her Oberlin years and ahead to a special reunion.
In Search of Renewable Energy, Andrew Santiago ’20 Brings Plenty of His Own

July 25, 2018

A double-degree student, Santiago has spent the summer working on sodium ion batteries in a research group led by Jay Whitacre ’94.
It Takes Two

June 30, 2018

What can you do with a double degree from Oberlin? Just about anything.
Zola Barnes ’19 Awarded Newman Civic Fellowship

May 16, 2018

The yearlong fellowship supports community service-minded students.
Hollywood & Fine

November 10, 2017

Violist Meredith Crawford ’09 forged a robust career in Los Angeles while completing two Oberlin degrees.
Double Degree Student Matt Bickett Explores Bach's Cantatas with Series of Performances

October 28, 2017

Oberlin student Matt Bickett is putting Johann Sebastian Bach’s church cantatas into context with his Oberlin Cantata Project.