<p>University of Cincinnati does have a good musical theater department. My friend down here in New Orleans sent her daughter all the way up there.</p>
<p>My brother in law is a music professor in piano at U of Michigan. He did his undergrad at Loyola New Orleans, a fantastic music school. Then his masters and doctorate at Eastman and Manhattan School of Music. Not sure which one was which. </p>
<p>His first teaching job was at University of Southwest Missouri. It may have a different name now. It was in Springfield.</p>
<p>Just throwing these out as options, some may be more competitive than others, or more expensive than others, so if you just want to apply and weigh which ones you get into, it would be worth a shot.</p>
<p>Along the musical theater majors, our school has a good drama department, and some of our friends have gone to the following schools to major in musical theater/vocal performance: Loyola Marymount, Catholic U of America, Manhattan Marymount, Loyola New Orleans, Centenary College in Shreveport, LA. </p>
<p>Another college we visited during swim meets was the University of West Florida, in Pensacola, a gorgeous beach, and it boasted a wonderful drama department.</p>
<p>As for music schools in other regions, Rice had the Shepherds School of Music, don’t know if it’s still around. When I was at UMiami, it had a wonderful music school. That was 30 years ago, so don’t know what it’s like now.</p>
<p>Good luck on your search!</p>