<p>MT has been my passion for a long time now, and I'm now getting to the point to think about my future. I know it's very hard to rank schools but if you could give me a general idea I would be most grateful.</p>
<p>Acting
1) Carnegie-Mellon
2) Northwestern University
3) New York University- Tisch School of the Arts
4) Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
5) University of California, Los Angeles- School of TFT
6) Ithaca College- Department of Theatre Arts
7) Syracuse University- Drama Department
8) North Carolina School for the Arts<br>
9) Rutgers- Mason Gross School of The Arts
10) Florida State University </p>
<p>Musical Theatre
1) Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
2) University of Michigan
3) New York University- CAP 21
4) New York University- Steinhardt School of Music
5) Carnegie-Mellon
6) Boston Conservatory of Music
7) Northwestern University
8) Florida State University
9) Ithaca College
10) Syracuse University
11) University of Miami
12) University of California, Los Angeles
13) Oklahoma City University
14) Indiana University
15) Baldwin-Wallace College
16) Otterbein College
17) Wagner College
LIST IN NO ORDER
I know a little bit and i've done a lot of research over the past few days on this site, but any help would be great on "ranking".</p>
<p>This is a very common question on these boards. However, the answer is always going to be that there is no official ranking of schools. It's all subjective and you need to research the programs on your own. Asking specific questions about each school migh be better or looking at the individual threads for each program could be very beneficial. You remind me a bit of myself, seeing as how I applied to a handful of MT schools as well as a couple acting schools. You have a good start with your list. And as difficult as it is to accept this....you don't need to have an order of preference! And, for the most part, even if you do have one, it will fluctuate greatly over the months before and after your auditions. My list of the top five MT schools could vary significantly from another poster's.</p>
<p>i have also heard extremly good things about college of santa fe for musical theatre they are deff. up there in the tops. I weent to visit just yesterday and was lucky enought to see there musical of UrineTown...it was unbelivable i saw it on broadway when it first came out and it seriously was very comparable the talent was deff. there and the set was amazing...it is deff a top notch program in my opinion...has any one else heard this?</p>
<p>Be sure to check out Shenandoah Conservatory! We visited many of the schools on your list, and this conservatory was a top pick for my d after our visit. We all we very impressed by the total package. Take a look!
Good Luck!!!</p>