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
