<p>University of Alabama
University of Oklahoma
Elon
Florida State
Southern Methodist (though I know they do not have a MT program specifically)
Emerson College
Oklahoma City
Tulane University</p>
<p>I know that most of these schools only offer a BFA in Musical Theatre, but I am very interested in a double major through a BA program. I am very academically qualified and competitive, so I wuold like to have a school that is well-esteemed for academics as I pursue another major besides Musical Theatre.</p>
<p>If you would consider California, UCLA and UC Irvine both have B.A. programs. Irvine has a BFA now but you can still get a lot of MT training without doing the BFA. It would be a B.A. in Drama. UCLA has a B.A. in MT.</p>
<p>I teach at James Madison and would be happy to answer any questions you have.</p>
<p>Others include:</p>
<p>American (BA MT by audition)
Temple (BA MT by audition)
Muhlenberg (BA Theatre w/ dance and music minor opportunities. Scholarship auditions)</p>
<p>Northwestern (BA audition for MT Certificate at end of freshman year)
Will you be able to double major at the schools you already have on your list?</p>
<p>Some additional BFA programs where a double major may be possible include: </p>
<p>NYU Tisch
University of Michigan</p>
<p>Without knowing exact grades, test scores, etc… there is no way for posters to know your academic competitiveness at a given school. But check out the common data set on each of the websites and you can see where your stats fall.</p>
<p>Remember that you will likely want at least one school on your list that does not require an audition and is both an academic and financial safety.</p>
<p>Slight corrections to the post on UCLA where my D is a freshman. Your degree is a BA in Theater with a specialization in Musical Theater. Admission requires a highly competitive audition. While you can minor in an area, with the number of gen eds they require combined with the rigor of the program (much like a BFA) and the state credit cap, you cannot double major.</p>
<p>If you are academically qualified, Northwestern University offers a B.A./B.S in Communications with the Theatre major. You audition after freshman or sophomore year to get into the MT certificate program. You can also double major, choosing a major in the Weinberg School of Arts & Sciences, for example.</p>
<p>Western Connecticut State University offers a BA in MT and I am fairly certain you can double major. My friend is getting her BA in MT and BA in Special Education.</p>
<p>Western Connecticut in no way satisfies the OP’s desire for a school “well-esteemed for academics”. In addition, its BA in Musical Theater is a brand new major, which may be a drawback, as is its location in Danbury.</p>
<p>West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas
University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma</p>
<p>Both are super nice places to live - good size city, not too big, really nice climate, not just a redneck wide spot in the road - way more support for the arts than you would expect if you didn’t live there. Both schools have very good dance programs too.</p>
<p>We really like WTAMU, it is in d’s top 4 list.</p>
<p>We have not visited U of Tulsa but her ballet teacher is an alumni and she loved it.</p>
<p>WTAMU is audition for entrance and scholarships (I think it is only recently for entrance) but D got in. (yay!!) Tulsa is audition for scholarships only, I think.</p>
<p>WTAMU is a branch of A&M and does not have as difficult entry requirements as the main campus but I would not in any way characterize it as low academics, and there is an honors college. U of Tulsa is more selective as it is a private (Methodist, I think, or maybe Presbyterian) school but it is not terribly hard to get into. It also has a large and very good engineering department and is just about the only school on our list with more guys than girls so I told my daughter that would be a great place for her to go to school so maybe she could find a husband who would be able to get a REAL job. HAH! HAH! (totally joking!! Well maybe mostly!!!)</p>