This educational program is designed to prepare individual to master a stringed instrument and performing arts as ensemble, solo, and/or accompanist performers. This program includes in depth instruction in playing and personal style development.
The accredited schools, colleges and universities listed below offer majors and degree programs in Stringed Instruments.
Boston University
Phone Number: | (617) 353-2000 |
Website: | www.bu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 39,982 (23,291 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Brigham Young University
Phone Number: | (801) 422-4636 |
Website: | www.byu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 42,868 (39,085 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 27 to 1 |
Carnegie Mellon University
Phone Number: | (412) 268-2000 |
Website: | www.cmu.edu/ |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – other |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 11,572 (6,195 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Catholic University of America
Phone Number: | (202) 319-5000 |
Website: | www.cua.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 7,230 (3,604 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Central Washington University
Phone Number: | (509) 963-1111 |
Website: | www.cwu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 12,944 (12,073 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.cwu.edu/~cwuadmis/ |
Financial Aid: | www.cwu.edu/~finaid/ |
Online Application: | www.applyweb.com/apply/cwu/index.html |
Hardin-Simmons University
Phone Number: | (325) 670-1000 |
Website: | www.hsutx.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,556 (2,011 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.hsutx.edu/admissions |
Financial Aid: | www.hsutx.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financia… |
Online Application: | www.hsutx.edu/admissions/undergraduate/applying… |
Hope College
Phone Number: | (616) 395-7000 |
Website: | www.hope.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 3,511 (3,511 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.hope.edu/admissions |
Financial Aid: | www.hope.edu/admin/finaid |
Online Application: | www.hope.edu/admissions/apply |
Longy School of Music
Phone Number: | 618E13 |
Website: | www.longy.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 4-year certificate Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | No |
Student Population: | 219 (44 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 2 to 1 |
Northwestern University
Phone Number: | (847) 491-3741 |
Website: | www.northwestern.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 21,412 (9,769 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Roosevelt University
Phone Number: | (312) 341-3500 |
Website: | www.roosevelt.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 9,450 (5,302 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.roosevelt.edu/admission/default.asp |
Financial Aid: | www.roosevelt.edu/financialaid/default.htm |
Online Application: | www.roosevelt.edu/admission/apps.htm |
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Phone Number: | 416E13 |
Website: | www.sfcm.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | No |
Student Population: | 414 (212 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 5 to 1 |
Stetson University
Phone Number: | (386) 822-7000 |
Website: | www.stetson.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – professional practice |
Campus setting: | Midsize suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 4,102 (2,277 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Texas Christian University
Phone Number: | (817) 257-7000 |
Website: | www.tcu.edu/ |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 9,139 (7,783 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Admissions: | admissions.tcu.edu |
Financial Aid: | fam.tcu.edu |
Online Application: | admissions.tcu.edu/apply/default.asp |
The Juilliard School
Phone Number: | (212) 799-5000 |
Website: | www.juilliard.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – other |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,096 (753 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 4 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.juilliard.edu/admissions/admissions.html |
Financial Aid: | www.juilliard.edu/admissions/financial.html |
Online Application: | apply.embark.com/grad/juilliard/22/ |
The New England Conservatory of Music
Phone Number: | (617) 585-1100 |
Website: | necmusic.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 750 (368 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 4 to 1 |
Admissions: | necmusic.edu/apply-nec |
Financial Aid: | www.necmusic.edu/financial-aid |
Online Application: | www.unifiedapps.org/ |
University of Akron Main Campus
Phone Number: | (330) 972-7111 |
Website: | www.uakron.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 29,090 (23,110 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.uakron.edu/admissions/ |
Financial Aid: | www.uakron.edu/finaid/ |
Online Application: | www.uakron.edu/admissions/onLineApplInst.php |
University of Arizona
Phone Number: | (520) 621-2211 |
Website: | www.arizona.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 42,053 (32,322 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
University of Central Oklahoma
Phone Number: | (405) 974-2000 |
Website: | www.uco.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 18,972 (16,724 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 23 to 1 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Phone Number: | (734) 764-1817 |
Website: | www.umich.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 43,211 (26,730 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 7 to 1 |
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Phone Number: | (402) 554-2800 |
Website: | www.unomaha.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 17,225 (13,362 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
University of Southern California
Phone Number: | (213) 740-2311 |
Website: | www.usc.edu/ |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Other degree Doctor’s degree Doctor’s degree – other |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 36,936 (17,834 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Phone Number: | (206) 543-2100 |
Website: | www.washington.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 49,323 (35,420 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Admissions: | admit.washington.edu/admission/ |
Financial Aid: | www.washington.edu/students/osfa/ |
Online Application: | admit.washington.edu/admission/ |
Vanderbilt University
Phone Number: | (615) 322-7311 |
Website: | www.vanderbilt.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 12,854 (6,738 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 4 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/ |
Financial Aid: | www.vanderbilt.edu/financialaid/index.html |
Online Application: | www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/applyNow.php |
Willamette University
Phone Number: | (503) 370-6300 |
Website: | www.willamette.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – professional practice |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 3,053 (2,067 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.willamette.edu/admission.htm |
Financial Aid: | www.willamette.edu/dept/finaid/ |
Online Application: | www.willamette.edu/admission/apply/ |