<p>Which school has the better theatrical design program? I am thinking of either going into set design for film and theatre OR becoming an event planner. Any ideas? I also got into UCLA and USC btw.</p>
<p>Please, anybody? Is it worth going 50k in debt after grad for each?</p>
<p>I know NYU Film is #1</p>
<p>no. nyu set design for film only is kind of more graduate student focused. Tech track (more theatre focus) at nyu is good but I know Carnergie Mellon is super prestigious. I would go CMU.</p>
<p>USC Firm ranks #1 in nation, NOT NYU</p>
<p>GUYS! read to the post. This is production design not film production. Completely different.</p>
<p>Go to CMU.</p>
<p>what about the art schools in general?? does tisch or cmu arts have a better rep? (again in general)</p>
<p>Does anyone know about the quality of contacts you get at CMU vs. NYU? I mean with NYU you do have the city. But where do Carnegie Alums work? Would I be able to go into eventplanning if I chose CMU over NYU? Thanks for the replies btw.</p>
<p>USC is considered the best but you should also consider campus life and other amenities that each university has. NYU has plenty of places of theatrical design internships (Broadway show places) but USC has the most for set design in film. It really depends which one you prefer.</p>
<p>USC, really? But I cannot get into the film program if I am in the theatre program. Do you mean, ScionCars, in terms of alumni connections?</p>
<p>I actually meant USC is the best in terms of their overall ranking on US News. USC ranks #27 while NYU ranks #34.
USNews.com:</a> America's Best Colleges 2008: National Universities: Top Schools</p>
<p>I was thinking in terms of film-related internships but USC does have a great number of alumni connections with great filmmakers, including George Lucas. Steven Spielberg tried to get in but was rejected multiple times but he is a member of the Trustee Board right now. I have couple of friends who go there but none of them are in any film-related program. But they are happy and having fun there. </p>
<p>New York has lots of theaters, and a couple of my sister's friends that graduated from Tisch look very successful to me, although most of them appear to be actors/actresses. I am not sure about Tisch alumni but considering their ranking on US News I am sure they must have lots of great alumni.
In terms of internships, I do not think they have a lot of film-related internships around NYU though since NY is not really a place known for film but they do have a lot of Broadway show theatres here.
Here's a link to some Tisch alumni if you like to know: List</a> of NYU Tisch School of the Arts people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>In my personal opinion, I think you will be equally successful in USC and NYU. Therefore I think the most important matter is campus life and the specific details of each school's film/theatre program. Do some research on the programs. I do not know them well and do not have friends that are in their film/theatre programs.</p>
<p>USC has more of an suburban and much bigger campus although city life is not that far. It is located in LA, where Hollywood is. I only been there once to visit my friends but it does have a more peaceful atmosphere.</p>
<p>NYU does not really have much of a traditional campus. It is only a couple of buildings but it does look very modern and cool, especially the Stern building.
NYU is also fun in a way that it is located in Greenwich Village, which is a very artistic community. Although NYU is located in NYC, it seems to be a place for tourists rather than businessmen but for sure it's not really so natural with the concrete sidewalks, etc. It does have the Washington Square Park nearby though.</p>
<p>Personally I like being in a more traditional suburban campus because I feel much more relax in a place that appears to be less busy without too many people and cars moving around. However, I do live in NYC although I commute to a suburban campus.</p>
<p>You may want to consider financial aid as well.</p>