<p>Alexandre, GoldenBoy’s music rankings don’t even coherently categorize the programs properly, so flavor with much salt.</p>
<p>USNWR stopped ranking music schools in '95, but when it did, Michigan was I think 3rd or 4th in the nation, behind perhaps Yale and the ilk, for Music Theory. Definitely ranked higher than Steinhardt, FWIW.</p>
<p>But in terms of music school, rank doesn’t mean much compared with fit, depending on studio, instrument etc. UMich’s SOM is large, varied, and generally exceptionally well regarded. But it might be tops for one instrument, and middling for another.</p>