The Jacobs School of Music provides distinguished instruction and outstanding opportunities for majors and non-majors to realize their full potential.

At Jacobs, students don’t simply follow a path, they forge their own, equipped with the skills, knowledge, and adaptability to thrive in a dynamic industry. From outstanding performances to innovative research, Jacobs offers a limitless network of creative possibilities.

• Experience thoughtful mentorship due to our 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio with 175 fulltime faculty.
• Utilize financial aid to sustain your pursuit. Over 75% of students receive scholarships! 
• Enjoy an abundance of performance opportunities—upwards of 1,400 a year—to cut your teeth and hone your skills. 
• Collaborate with your peers in over 30 major ensembles.
• Learn, discover, practice, and grow in 369,000 square feet of facilities.
• Investigate numerous dual degrees, double majors, and minors to maximize your marketability.  
• Pique your curiosity and feed your mind at six on-campus musical research hubs.
• Choose from more than 70 cutting-edge degree programs.
• Research a plethora of career development activities and events to start you off on the right foot. 

 Areas of study: 

• Ballet 

• Brass  

• Choral Conducting  

• Collaborative Piano  

• Composition  

• Computer Music Composition

• Guitar  

• Harp 

• Jazz Studies 

• Music Business 

• Music Education 

• Music Industry 

• Music Production

• Music Scoring for Visual Media 

• Music Theory 

• Musicology 

• Orchestral Conducting 

• Organ 

• Percussion 

• Piano 

• Strings 

• Voice 

• Wind Conducting 

• Woodwinds