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As a current college student who was in your shoes a few years ago, I'm going to echo some of the sentiments here and say that if you're passionate about music and musical engineering, chase those endeavors in your free time, perhaps taking a few classes to compliment your self-education, and don't limit yourself to schools with such specific programs and work hard to get into a very GOOD school, because odds are you'll be changing your mind about what you wanna do... Trust me, you'll be much happier at a great school than a great "musical engineering" school. Half of college is the experience, after all!

Just as an example, I'm currently a Sophomore at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. And, in all honesty, it's a school I don't think anyone can go wrong with. Look at the numbers, after all. Not to mention the fact that, for your interests, Michigan's engineering program and music school are among the best in the country, if not the world. I've also had aspirations of going into music for years, but the field of audio engineering has reached a point where schools, certification, etc. aren't worth nearly as much as they used to be in a shrinking industry. People care about your skills, not your pedigree.

I guess my overarching point with all this babbling is this: If you feel that you need formal education to make you good enough at what you want to do to get a job in it, then by all means do so. However, in the unstable modern world we live in, I'd recommend you supplement your love of music with a minor of some sort, and major in something else you're interested in that complements those abilities (for example, electrical engineering or computer science). You'll have a way easier time finding a job, and ultimately, keeping a job in the field you wanna work in.

Sorry for the long-winded reply, but I hope this helps!

On the other end of the spectrum, I've been at Belmont for two and a half years. I've had maybe one useful class (sound reinforcement) and the rest has not been very useful... Long story short, I just dropped out to take on music full time. It really all depends what you are looking to do and if you need that fancy piece of paper to do it.