Good colleges for a music performance degree?

didn't you post this in off topic?

anyway for bass guitar, you're probably better off to just start giggin than wastin your money on college for it. Upright bass college would be ok if you want to get more into orchestral stuff, but college is a big investment. Do you really need to go to college to play bass guitar for a living? No you don't, however you do need to find some good bandmates who are dedicated as you are.

 

I always recommend North Texas. You will need to play upright but you can (and really expected to) play EB. The cost of tuition is a great value. You'll meet a lot of great players. When I was there, I was primarily an EB player but I had to take my lessons on upright. There were many players like that there at the time. Although they don't have an EB instructor, you'll still learn to play bass.

At Berklee you could learn and make a lot of good contacts too but the tuition is SO expensive.

You might also want to look into Jeff Berlin's school in FL or BIT in CA.