Performing arts colleges in Boston?

Next year I may start looking at colleges and universities to get an idea of what I want. I know that I'd like to go to a performing arts school that has a good dance program. Also a school with financial aid and has a scholarship program that isn't too difficult. I've been told it's much cheaper to go to college in state, so I'm going to stay within the realms of Massachusetts. I know Boston has some nice universities. What are some good performing arts schools? I also have thought about Dean College which gives BA's in dance.
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Emerson is one of the premier colleges in the country for communication and the arts. The campus is located on Boston Common on the heart of the city's Theatre District—within walking distance of the Massachusetts State House, historic Freedom Trail, and numerous restaurants and museums. It takes an average GPA of around a 3.81 and an SAT score of around an 1800 to get accepted. Hope this is helpful! Good luck with your college search!
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Outside Boston, College of the Holy Cross' Theatre Department is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre. A HC Alum recently won a Tony Award for Best Direction in a Musical. Alum Peter Jankowski ’86 produces Law & Order as president of Wolf Films. Alum Ann Dowd ’78 has guest-starred in House and Law & Order and appeared in films, such as Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers. Last November the department of theatre at the College of the Holy Cross was awarded the New England Theatre Conference’s (NETC) Moss Hart Award for best college play in New England, for its 2007 production of My Life with Albertine. This is the second consecutive Moss Hart win for the Holy Cross theatre department.