<p>Hi jmomjj. Welcome to the “waters”. Yes, my daughter did consider a BA program with a focus on MT but ultimately concluded that she wanted the more narrow focus and immersion of a BFA. Her reasons for reaching that conclusion had nothing to do with the comparative quality of BA vs BFA programs but with the type of college experience she wanted. There are many good BA Theatre programs out there with strong MT opportunities and related training. Three that come to mind are Temple, Muhlenberg and Northwestern. Temple and Northwestern are audition based programs for admission to the MT concentration. Muhlenberg is audition optional for scholarship money. There’s been a lot posted on this forum about all 3 schools. Muhlenberg was on my daughter’s list of finalists after all of her acceptances came in and she liked it very much. After spending 6 years in Jr and Sr high taking every Honors and AP class she could get her hands on and having MT as a focus to her life that she fit in around her academics, she just really wanted to switch gears and do a 180 in how she would structure her time in college. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to ask. If you do a search on the MT forum, you will also find a load of threads discussing the differences between BFA and BA programs including opportunities for liberal arts.</p>