Opened in 1905, Julliard School of Music is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and offers a Bachelor of Music, a Master of Music or Doctor of Musical Arts degrees. It also offers majors in orchestral instruments, jazz, harpsichord and voice. It accepts 5 percent of applicants. Its student population is 1,078 and tuition is $32,181 for the 2010-11 academic year. An audition is required for admission.
Located in Rochester, New York and part of the University of Rochester, Eastman is a 4-year music and performing arts college. It is regionally accredited. An application essay, interview and recommendations are required as is a research term paper for theory majors and a portfolio for music composition majors. It attracts foreign students and accepts about 13 percent of its applicants. Tuition for the 2010-11 academic year is $32,626. Bachelor of music or master's in music are available with majors in performance, pedagogy, jazz and theory.
Oberlin Conservatory is in Oberlin, Ohio was founded in 1833. Accredited by North Central Association of Colleges, it offers a Bachelor's in Music and a 5-year Bachelor's in Music combined with a B.A. It also offers a Master's of Music in Teaching, another Master's in Conducting and one in Opera. It gives more than 500 concerts and recitals yearly.Total costs for academic year 2010-11 are $52,587.
Jacobs Music School is part of the University of Indiana. It boasts of 1,600 students from 50 states and 55 countries. It prepares performers, scholars and educators. Cost for residents for 2010-11 academic year is $10,784 and non-residents $29,448, but 85 percent of the students receive financial aid. Undergraduate and graduate degrees in composition, instrumental, jazz, music education, recording arts and ballet are available.
Located in Boston, it offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in music composition and is regionally accredited. The faculty includes members of the Boston Symphony. Auditions, recommendations and high school records are considered for acceptance. Tuition in 2009-10 school year was $39,750.
Mannes College, located in Manhattan, New York, is a commuter campus that was founded in 1916. Admission is based on an audition, an interview and an entrance exam which includes music theory and ear training dictation. Tuition in 2009-10 school year was $30,410. Bachelor and master degrees are available with majors in visual and performing arts.
Yale School of Music in New Haven, Connecticut, with a student population of 10,192, requires recorded samples of work, an audition and exam before admission. It offers graduate degrees with specialties in voice and instruments. Tuition for 2009-10 academic year was $34,530.
Located in New York, Manhattan School of Music has programs in contemporary music as well as jazz. An audition and academic record determine admission of which 37 percent of applicants are admitted. Tuition for 2010-11 school year is $32,340. It boasts of a 1,000 seat concert hall and a recording studio. Bachelor, master and doctoral degrees are available for performing and visual arts.
Peabody at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, offers degrees in music performance, music education and recording arts. Students must audition. There are majors in composition, computer music, instrumental, voice, keyboard and orchestral music. Tuition for 2010-11 is $35,600.
Berklee College of Music is a commuter school located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a student population of 4,054. An audition and interview are required as well as previous music activities and training. Tuition for 2009-10 was $39,298. It has a concert performance center, recording studios and a film lab.A bachelor's degree is available for visual and performing arts whereas emphasis is on contemporary music.