Overview

Music Department / Music Department is located in New Brunswick, NJ, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Collaborative piano
Master of Music (MM)	Jazz studies
Master of Music (MM)	Conducting: instrumental
Master of Music (MM)	Music performance
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Conducting: orchestral
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Conducting: choral
Master of Music (MM)	Conducting: choral
Master of Music (MM)	Conducting: orchestral
Artist's Diploma (AD)	Music
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Music
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Music education
Master of Music (MM)	Music education
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Conducting: instrumental
Master of Music (MM)	Collaborative piano

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	30
Doctoral Degrees	21

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

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

326

Applied

87

Accepted

58

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	November 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	February 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Audition
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Audition

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

219

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.28%
Black or African American	1.37%
White or Caucasian	43%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	42.47%

Gender

Male (43%)

Female (56%)

Faculty

60

Total faculty

Full-time - 32

Part-time - 28

Male (42)

Female (18)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Performance, twentieth-century music, jazz, music education
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 81 George Street
Room 202
New Brunswick, NJ  08901
United States

Contact Dr. Richard Chrisman
Graduate Director
Email: chrisman@rci.rutgers.edu
Phone: 732-932-9272
Fax: 732-932-1517

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