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Best Universities for Performing Arts (QS)
This list features the best schools in the world for performing arts according to QS - a higher education analytics firm.
RANK | SCHOOL | LOCATION | SCORE |
1 | Royal College of Music | London, UK | 95.8 |
2 | Royal Academy of Music | London, UK | 95.3 |
3 | Conservatoire National Supérior de Musique et de Danse de Paris | Paris, France | 92.3 |
4 | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | London, UK | 91.2 |
5 | Universitãt für Musk und darstellende Kunst Wien | Vienna, Austria | 91.2 |
6 | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | Glasgow, Scotland | 90.1 |
7 | New York University | New York, USA | 89.6 |
8 | The Juilliard School | New York, USA | 86.2 |
9 | The Royal Danish Academy of Music | Frederiksberg, Denmark | 84.0 |
10 | Royal Northern College of Music | Manchester, UK | 83.7 |
References
TopUniversities. (n.d.). Performing arts subject rankings. https://www.topuniversities.com/university-subject-rankings/performing-arts [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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