Established in 1905, the Julliard School in New York City is ranked above any other school for Performing Arts education. One of the most highly selective schools, admissions are tough as the school is known to have around a 7% acceptance rate. Juilliard offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in music, dance, and drama.
Berklee College of Music is a private and the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Berklee’s music programs aren’t focused on orchestras or composing classical music but promote one’s talent in pop, rock, and other modern music genres. Students can choose to specialize in areas such as Music Business, Electronic Production, and Design, Music Production, etc.
The Royal Academy of Music in London is the United Kingdom’s oldest music school and a member institution of the University of London. The school offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in Musical Theatre, Performance or Composition, Creative Music Leadership, Jazz and more.
Located in Moscow, Russia, The Moscow Conservatory is among the highly regarded music academies in the world and one of the oldest conservatories in Russia. The school offers undergraduate and graduate diplomas in musical performance, music journalism, composition, music research and more. Admissions are selective and include an entrance test for creativity, professionalism, literature, etc.
The Royal College of Music is another famous music conservatory offering world-class fine arts programs from undergraduate to research levels. The college was established by the then Prince of Whales (later Edward VII) in 1883. Programs include Bachelor of Science in Physics and Music Performance, Master of Education, Master of Science in Performance Science, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, Master of Performance and more.
The University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna is the largest institution of music, theatre, and film in Austria and one of the largest in the world. Established in 1817, the university trains over 3000 students in Music and Performing Arts from 70 nations, and offers over 115 study programs
Conservatoire de Paris is one of the world-renowned colleges for music and dance. The primary areas of study at the Conservatoire are Dance, Music, Sound Engineering and Pedagogy. Popular programs include Musicology and Analysis, Vocal Disciplines, Jazz and Improvised Music, Early Music and more.
Yale University needs no introduction, the Yale School of Music is one of the 12 professional schools of Yale producing many accomplished musicians and film composers till date. The schools offer a joint Bachelor of Arts—Master of Music program in conjunction with Yale College, a certificate program in Performance, Artist Diploma and two masters studies – Master of Music, Master of Musical Arts and Doctor of Musical Arts.
This is the oldest independent music school in the United States and the only one in the country to be designated as a National Historic Landmark. NEC is well known for its piano, strings, brass and woodwinds departments. The conservatory offers undergraduate diplomas and degrees, Masters programs, Graduate Diploma, and Artist Diploma.
USA’s Curtis Institute of Music is every aspiring Opera musician’s dream school. It is among the most highly selective music school in the world with an acceptance rate of just around 4.8%. The school offers undergraduate and postgraduate performance programs in Music, Music in Opera, Post-Baccalaureate Diploma and Professional Studies Certificate