Top Music Schools
Generally the top music programs in the US (in other words, having this name on your resume will open doors for you):
Indiana University – Bloomington, IN, 40k/yr
Eastman University – Rochester, NY, 41k/yr
Julliard – New York, New York, 40k/yr
Curtis Institute – Philadelphia, PA, free if you can get in
Very good music programs for electronic music/composition: (all of the above plus:)
Duquesne, Pittsburgh, PA, 40k/yr
Berklee School of Music, Boston, MA, 40k/yr
Oberlin, Cleveland, OH, 40k/yr
Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford, Hartford, CONN, 40k/yr
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 40k/yr
Very good audio production programs: (all of the above plus:)
University of Miami, Miami, FL, 40k/yr
Belmont University, Nashville, TN, 4ok/yr
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, 40k/yr
Pretty much any school in Pennsylvania, New York, or Massachusetts
Best music schools in Virginia:
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, 16k/yr
- music industry degree, music education, business degree with music industry minor
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, 40k/yr
- audio recording degree, conservatory atmosphere, a wide array of music classes and degrees
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 16k/yr
- jazz studies, music performance, music education degree, no music technology oriented degree
Christopher Newport, Newport News, VA, 20k/yr
- no music industry or recording program, but they do have music classes, performance, education, or composition degrees
NVCC, NOVA, VA, $1600 per year!!!
- Associates degree in audio visual technology out of Annandale/Alexandria
- Recording courses at Alexandria
- Loudoun County has a Recording Arts and Technology degree (RATS)