Music and Business double major

bridgenail
Fri, 05 Feb 2016 18:39:39 +0000

So to remake your list…not that you have to take my advice…here goes:

Universities w/ conservatories - possible dual degrees (double majors)
U of MI
IU
KU - not a bad idea to check out the local school, have a sample lesson. I’ve heard KU has a decent program…and if money is tight and grad school is in the future, it deserves a look/see. There may be a good teacher for him there. (KU may not be a conservatory but a music dept - still OK)

LACs with dual degrees
Oberlin
Lawrence - known for music and dual degrees (?)
Puget Sound - recommended earlier(?)

Conservatory - just for fun and to learn more - a sample lesson opportunity for your son?
UMKC - I’ve heard it’s up and coming

All of these schools would “make sense” from what you described (except the conservatory). I missed quite a few on your list. So the above is just an example of “categories”. You can fill in the rest as you research.

Then you have the more solely academic schools:
Chicago, Cornell etc…mainly an academic focus - of course you could do music on a private basis as others have explained

As for money, many of the music schools will give merit aid … to a degree. They still aren’t cheap though…no free education. And with his test scores, he could get additional dollars probably at LACs and maybe at the Universities. You will need to research each school. As for NYU…it’s not known for much aid at all…so unless you have deep pockets, you may not want your son to fall in love with it! But again it’s up to your research.