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Department of Music Performance Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music Northwestern University

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  • Evanston, IL
    location
  • Private
    type
  • Suburban
    setting
  • 38%62%
    student ratio
  • 151
    total students
  • $29,940 | $29,940
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • December 15
    fall application deadline
  • 22%
    acceptance rate
  • 19 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Piano Performance And Collaborative Arts Doctor of Music (DM)
      Master of Music (MM)
    • Winds And Percussion Performance Doctor of Music (DM)
    • Piano Performance Doctor of Music (DM)
      Artist Certificate
      Master of Music (MM)
    • Voice Performance Doctor of Music (DM)
      Artist Certificate
      Master of Music (MM)
    • String Performance Doctor of Music (DM)
      Master of Music (MM) [classical guitar]
      Master of Music (MM) [general]
    • Conducting Doctor of Music (DM)
      Master of Music (MM)
    • String, Wind And Percussion Performance Artist Certificate
    • Piano Performance And Pedagogy Doctor of Music (DM)
      Master of Music (MM)
    • Jazz Studies Master of Music (MM)
    • Wind And Percussion Performance Master of Music (MM)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 61
    • Doctoral Degrees 16
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees 6
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? No
    • Evening/weekend programs available? No
    • Distance learning programs available? No
    • Terminal master's degree available? No
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Recital
    • Doctoral Degrees Required, Required and 3 recitals
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees 2 recitals

Admissions

22% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied759
    • Accepted167
    • Acceptance Rate22%
    • Enrolled85
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $55
    • Application Fee - International $55
    • Electronic applications accepted? No
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline December 15th December 15th Not Reported
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's Degreesaudition, preliminary tapes in voice, and flute, percussion
    • Doctoral's Degreeswritten essay exam (theory and music history), audition, preliminary tapes
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced Degreesaudition, preliminary tapes
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 600 paper based, TOEFL iBT

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$29,940
    • Out-of-state tuition *$29,940
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year feesNot Reported
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsMay 1
    • Types of financial support availableTuition Waivers, Career or Field-Related Internships, Federal Work-Study, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students151
    • Female Percentage38%
    • Male Percentage62%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students151
    • Part-time Percentage0%
    • Full-time Percentage100%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / LatinoNot Reported
    • Black / African AmericanNot Reported
    • White / CaucasianNot Reported
    • American Indian / Alaskan NativeNot Reported
    • AsianNot Reported
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific IslanderNot Reported
    • Two or more racesNot Reported
    • UnknownNot Reported

Location & Contact

Department of Music Performance

Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music
Northwestern University

Evanston, IL 60208
United States

Karen Brunssen

Co-Chair

Phone: 847-491-7228
Fax: 847-467-2363

Linda Garton

Assistant Dean, Music Admission and Student Affairs

Phone: 847-491-3141
Fax: 847-467-7440
Email: lgarton@northwestern.edu

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