Musical Theater programs that offer generous schoarships

japbmom
Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:45:46 +0000

$10,000/year for talent is about the most my D was given for any of the schools she was accepted into. The problem is that even with that - a few of the schools remained about $55,000 to $60,000 a year (after scholarship). Since we have a school in-state that offers a BFA in MT, we only let her apply to top programs. Schools that are on the 2nd or 3rd tier may offer more talent money … I don’t know. Needless to say, unless you are rich, it’s insane to spend $200K+ on a performing arts degree. For a Musical Theatre grad to come out of school being in that much debt will adversely affect their entire life. My advice is unless the parents can afford to pay the bulk of the education costs for an undergrad degree, they should find the best in-state, public university option. My D could have gone to an instate program with basically free tuition (would still need to pay room/board). She instead is going to an out of state school that is going to cost around $30,000/year. Fortunately, we have been saving since she was born and can do this for her. If the student is really poor, they could get financial aid that would offset the cost. The kids who aren’t super rich or really poor are in a terrible spot … makes me sad that education in the US has gotten this much out of whack.