<prompt> Human: Hi guys, I had some questions about paying for college that I need specific advice for and couldnt find anywhere else. Im different from most high school students in that I know exactly want I want to major in, Music ManagementMarketingMerchandisingIndustry schools call it different things.-How much is too much for a college education? The schools Im looking at go from about 17k up to 31k a year, total cost, using the calculator at cappex.com-How much debt is a reasonable amount to graduate college with? The average annual wage for someone in this industry ranges from 60k up to 100k but I feel like these numbers might be a little skewed from a small amount of people who make a large amount of money-In this industry location is extremely important, is it worth it to go to a more expensive school in a better location? ie New York, Chicago, Los Angeles vs Boise or El PasoThanks so much for your help!  <response>: Berklee College of Music grad here, I majored in Music BusinessManagement. I can definitely 100 say that you do not need to go to school to learn how to work in the Music Business. My dream going into Berklee was to be a manager or booking agent of some kind. I spent two years managing bands in Boston and learned that all the people who are regarded as best in the industry had no formal training other than just DOING it. You dont learn how to advance shows on a 100 date tour or how to close out revenue from that nights show in a classroom. The music industry is all about who you know and what the last thing you worked on was. Boston is an amazing city for music and art, as well as being super close to NYC, Philly, and DC. If youre looking to be a booker, manager, producer, or engineer youll find work in the North East. Early on, I learned that the Music Industry pays to those who leech off the 1 of artists that are successful. I wasnt interested in basing my income off that, so I got into video production while working with a team of MIT-alum and created a music video for Ok GO!. I got sponsored by Samsung and toured with Ok GO! shooting commercial spots for the Samsung NX-100 camera. That pretty much started my career as a producer and gave me access to literally all of my music idols. Ive worked with almost all my favorite artists, but not because I went to Berklee and listened to teachers tell me about 360 Deals and Sync Licenses although the law classes at Berklee are AMAZING so to Maggie Lange and Jay Fialkov who know everything about everything.In todays music business, it seems much easier and rewarding to carve out your own path than to adhere to some kind of guidelines a teacher might give you. If you end up going somewhere to study MB, you should be at concerts almost every night of the week, getting to know the bands and venues that come through town. No matter what city your in, you should know personally all the promoters and agents that run the venues this pool is usually small. This industry is people run, and reputation is HUGE. Hope that helps at all. I make between 60-70k a year, but can also say that Im the only one of 20 other Berklee kids I know that make that, most are still starving insanely talented musicians : 