<p>Compmom is the expert on Harvard as her daughter studies music and composition there. </p>
<p>However, if it were me, I would choose Princeton because my own aesthetic meshes better with the faculty and grad students there. However, I have no idea what your own aesthetic is. Princeton and Harvard both focus primarily on their grad students, but I believe there is more available for undergrad composers at Princeton - such as a Composers Colloquium and possibly lessons from earlier years of study.</p>
<p>However, to study music theory, Harvard will certainly be a strong contender. How important is the money? If important, I would suggest is go to Harvard, and take private composition lessons at NEC.</p>