| University of North Texas grants in-state tuitiion for out-of-state students if they are awarded any kind of music scholarship, even a small one. They also have some academic scholarships available to high GPA students. Tuition and fees for music major averages around $8k a year. I believe there are some other state schools around the country who also have this policy of granting in-state tuition for talented musicians (I believe Grand Valley State does) - so maybe worth checking out. My son is in his second year at UNT and so far he has not had to take out any loans (but that will probably change next year). Still, he won't be graduating with nearly the $25k in loans like his older sister (Northwestern grad). |