<p>Hi Tom,</p>
<p>I’m confused (like Violadad) over exactly what you are looking for. The University of Chicago doesn’t offer a Music Ed degree:</p>
<p>[Department</a> of Music | The University of Chicago](<a href=“http://music.uchicago.edu/academic/undergraduate/]Department”>http://music.uchicago.edu/academic/undergraduate/)</p>
<p>Manhattan and Berklee are performance specialists. If you are looking for classical training, Berklee isn’t an obvious choice.</p>
<p>Have you checked the websites of your schools-of-interest to see how they describe themselves? You’ll get more info by checking the specific degrees offered as well. (for example B.M. Performance, B.A. Music, B.M.E. or other designation for ed. degrees, etc.) </p>
<p>Looks to me that you might want an urban environment. Perhaps checking a few other schools in the urban areas of interest to you can give some other options. For example, in the Chicago area DePaul, Northwestern, and Roosevelt offer Music Ed degrees aiming for public school teacher certification- if that’s really what you are looking for.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Yikes, see post below! Certainly I agree!!! Pretty major oversight on my part.</p>