<p>That is a great idea to think about: “It is the person who makes their career, not the school.”</p>
<p>I think that as long as you get study in the area of musical theatre from at least an average program, it doesn’t matter if it was at a middle class or top notch school ( but I do believe the results would be very different if it was a low quality college program). I am not saying that it is impossible to be successful in an MT career after earning a degree at a low quality school, but I do believe your talent would have to be exceptional to outweigh the lack of quality training. In the real world of the theater business it ultimately comes down to the person. What you do with your training is more important than whether you took the top tier or middle tier route. If your route was low tier, however, your talent most be that much greater.</p>