New Jersey
Rowan University (Glassboro) 856-256-4651, fax: 856.256.4644, music@rowan.edu  Dead-line: 1/31, tuition: $6,294 res., $12,588 non-res., degrees: 1,2,4,9. Grad. deadline: rolling, tuition: $9,866 res., $15,834 non-res., degrees: 1,2,4,6,9. 190 music majors, 50 faculty. www.rowan.edu (2006 data) 

Rutgers University (New Brunswick) The Music Department offers a full range of degree programs from the baccalaureate through the doctorate. As a constituent of both the Mason Gross School of Arts and Rutgers University, the department strives for the highest artistic and academic standards. Contact: Lois Fromer, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Dept. of Music, 81 George St., 732-932-9302, fax: 732.932.1517, fromer@rci.rutgers.edu  Deadline: 12/1, tuition: $8,541 res., $17,710 non-res. Grad. deadline: 2/1, tuition: $9,770 res., $14,290 non-res. Degrees: 1-6,9. 445 music majors, 68 faculty, 1,293 total students. 3 bands, 2 jazz bands, 2 orch., 3 ch. groups,4 chor. www.music.rutgers.edu

Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton) Westminister is a professional college of music with a unique choral emphasis that educates students at the undergraduate and graduate levels for careers in church music, teaching, conducting, and performance. Professional training in music, emphasizing performance, is complemented by studies in liberal arts. Contact: Katherine Shields, 101 Walnut Ln., 609-921-7100, fax: 609.921.2538, kshields@rider.edu  Deadline: rolling. Tuition: $25,650. Degrees 1-4,6,7,12, grad. degrees in piano accompanying and coaching, piano pedagogy and performance, voice pedagogy. 495 music majors, 120 faculty. 6 chor. www.rider.edu/284.htm

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