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# 10 Best Music Schools Rated
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- Published: 2013-11-04T11:28:00.000Z
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- Description: The Hollywood Reporter has released a ranking of America's 10 Best Music Schools based on a survey of academic and entertainment insiders – including composers, arrangers, music supervisors, editors and engineers.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/11/10-best-music-schools-rated
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The Hollywood Reporter has released a ranking of America's 10 Best Music Schools based on a survey of academic and entertainment insiders – including composers, arrangers, music supervisors, editors and engineers. In reverse order, they are:

**10\. Royal** 
**College Off Music** (London)

- Notable  
Alumni: Gustav Holst, L.A. Philharmonic CEO Deborah Borda

**9\. CALIFORNIA** 
**INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS** (Valencia)

- Notable  
Alumni: Ravi Coltrane, The Airborne Toxic Event's Noah Harmon

**8\. NEW** 
**ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC** (Boston)

- Notable  
Alumni: Cecil Taylor, Sarah Caldwell

**7\. CURTIS** 
**INSTITUTE OF MUSIC** (Philadelphia)

- Notable  
Alumni: Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein

**6\. NYU** 
**STEINHARDT** (New York)

- Notable  
Alumni: Elmer Bernstein, Wayne Shorter, Alan Menken

**5\. EASTMAN** 
**SCHOOL OF MUSIC** (Rochester, N.Y.)

- Notable  
Alumni: Ron Carter, Jeff Beal, Renee Fleming

**4\. UCLA HERB** 
**ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC** (Los Angeles)

- Notable  
Alumni: John Williams, Randy Newman, Angel Blue

**3\. THE** 
**JUILLIARD SCHOOL** (New York)

- Notable  
Alumni: Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Michael Giacchino

**2\. USC** 
**THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC (Los Angeles)**

- Notable  
Alumni: Jerry Goldsmith, Marilyn Horne, Marco Beltrami

**1\. BERKLEE** 
**COLLEGE OF MUSIC** (Boston)

- Notable  
Alumni: John Mayer, Branford Marsalis, Howard Shore