Overview

School of Music / School of Music is located in De Kalb, IL, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Music (MM)
(Performer's Certificate)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	24
Other Advanced Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional Recital or project
Other Advanced Degrees	Recitals

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

77

Applied

61

Accepted

36

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	May 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.75, appropriate bachelor's degree, audition, interview
Additional Entrance Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.75 (undergraduate), 3.2 (graduate); audition

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

78

Total Graduate Students

29%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.69%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	8.97%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	44.87%
Two or more races	5.13%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (61%)

Female (38%)

Faculty

49

Total faculty

Full-time - 31

Part-time - 18

Male (36)

Female (13)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Impact of music on urban children and acquisition of language skills, music in seventeenth-century Madrid, Finnish music and culture, jazz studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1425 Lincoln Hwy
De Kalb, IL  60115-2854
United States

Contact Dr. Andrew Glendening
Director
Phone: -753-7970
Fax: 815-753-1759

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