Bachelor in Stringed Instruments (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024–2025 academic year is $58,800 per year..

The Bachelor of Music programme is a four-year on-campus degree requiring full-time study. Students focus on advanced cello performance while completing liberal arts coursework. The programme emphasizes individualized instruction and professional-level training. Graduates are prepared for careers as professional musicians.

Focus areas include Cello.

The programme requires a total of 120 credits, with 60 credits in music performance and 30 credits in liberal arts courses. The remaining 30 credits are distributed across ensemble participation and applied music study.

Graduates pursue careers as professional orchestral musicians, chamber ensemble performers, and freelance artists.

Applicants must submit a completed application, audition materials, and academic transcripts. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for transfer students. Auditions are held in person and include repertoire from multiple periods.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. on-campus, full-time, four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 9% of applicants.

Performance sits at the center of The Juilliard School's academic work. Its programs span dance, drama, and music, with acting available within drama and vocal arts offered within music. Music students can study instruments including piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, guitar, harp, organ, and percussion. Additional areas include collaborative piano, composition, conducting, jazz studies, historical performance, and the Doctor of Musical Arts. The Artist Diploma in Opera Studies provides another advanced music pathway.

Juilliard connects study with public performance through its performances program and annual season. Dance, drama, music, and creative enterprise appear across its on-stage and related programming. The school also supports artistic development through alumni activities, K-12 education, summer programs, and Juilliard Extension certificates in core musical skills, music composition, and music production. Juilliard Jazz marks 25 years, providing a specific point of continuity within the school's music activities.

Located in New York City, Juilliard offers campus-life information covering living in the city, student affairs, well-being, academic support, disability services, public safety, and orientation for new students and families. International students have dedicated information within admissions and campus life. Prospective students can also review tuition, financial aid, scholarships, loans, student accounts, and work-study resources. The College Catalog, academic calendar, liberal arts information, faculty directory, library, and archives provide further context for planning study and understanding the wider school community.