10 Best Music Schools Rated

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 OF 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