<p>Arizona State music school ranked 19th on US News 2011 Music School rankings (They no longer rank music schools.) My daughter knows two classically trained musicians, one bassist and one oboist who did their undergrad work at ASU and liked it quite well. So we will try applying there, though it may be too hot. We live in WI. I don’t know much really about the school, and nothing about voice. </p>
<p>U Cincinnati has an excellent Conservatory and especially musical theater is mentioned often as being quite good. They were 9th on the US News ranking. They have good money for National Merit Finalists. They award 60 NMF scholarships for freshmen, OOS award is $20,000/year. The COA for music school is about $37K, so a bit more than half. Also, 10 more students get a higher level of scholarship $5K/year more, but this is not strictly NMF, need other stats good, essays, etc.</p>
<p>Cincinnati links:
[Cincinnatus</a> Scholarship Program, University of Cincinnati](<a href=“Student Financial Aid - About UC | University of Cincinnati”>Student Financial Aid - About UC | University of Cincinnati)
[Cincinnatus</a> Excellence Scholarship, University of Cincinnati](<a href=“http://admissions.uc.edu/scholarships/excellence.html]Cincinnatus”>http://admissions.uc.edu/scholarships/excellence.html)
[2012-13</a> Costs, University of Cincinnati](<a href=“Student Financial Aid - About UC | University of Cincinnati”>Student Financial Aid - About UC | University of Cincinnati)</p>