Michael Cameron from the University of Illinois recently passed along this list to me from uscollegeranking.org. It’s interesting to see which of these schools I typically recommend–most of these schools have been longtime recommendations of mine for talented prospective music student.
TOP 30 AMERICA’S BEST MUSIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES RANKING IN 2010
| Rank | College (School) | State |
| 1 | University of Rochester (Eastman School of Music) | NY |
| 2 | Indiana University-Bloomington | IN |
| 3 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI |
| 4 | Juilliard School | NY |
| 5 | Curtis Institute of Music | PA |
| 6 | New England Conservatory of Music | MA |
| 7 | Northwestern University | IL |
| 8 | Oberlin College Conservatory | OH |
| 9 | University of Cincinnati | CI |
| 10 | University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign | IL |
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