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Berklee, Juliard these are private schools where the cost of going there is at least 30k for tuision not to mention living in a city like NYC or Boston which are insanely expensive. Unless you are good enough to get your tuision waived I suggest studying at a state school with a high rep.
I study at UNT, University of North Texas which has a very solid reputation in Jazz, Music Education and Performance. Compared to the costs of Berklee for example, your courses on scholarship might run you 3 grand a semester... in a competative school with excellent facilities in an area where there is plenty of work for musicians and easy to get around in if you have a car.
Depending on what you want to major it the school can make a big thing. If it's film scoring or composition then a place like Miami or Berklee are good choices but these again are stupidly expensive. It depends on the priority. I came to UNT because it's one of the best jazz programs in the world and certainly dollar for dollar the best deal in academic music.
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