A program that prepares individuals to study and master the performance and composition of Jazz. Includes instruction in the history of Jazz and related musical styles such as the Blues, Jazz composition and theory, improvisation, Jazz instrument and ensemble performance, and related topics.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New School | 61 | 2% | $71,361 |
| 2 | University of North Texas | 52 | 1% | $24,712 |
| 3 | The New England Conservatory of Music | 48 | 20% | $67,650 |
| 4 | CUNY Queens College | 27 | 1% | $28,907 |
| 5 | University of Miami | 26 | 1% | $68,460 |
| 6 | Manhattan School of Music | 26 | 8% | $68,685 |
| 7 | Temple University | 26 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 8 | Oberlin College | 16 | 2% | $74,636 |
| 9 | SUNY at Purchase College | 15 | 1% | $26,982 |
| 10 | Michigan State University | 13 | 0% | $28,862 |
| 11 | Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico | 12 | 19% | $5,170 |
| 12 | DePaul University | 12 | 0% | $57,678 |
| 13 | University of Southern California | 11 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 14 | University of Oregon | 10 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 15 | University of North Florida | 10 | 0% | $21,384 |
| 16 | California Institute of the Arts | 10 | 3% | $71,135 |
| 17 | Western Michigan University | 10 | 0% | $26,009 |
| 18 | The Juilliard School | 10 | 3% | $65,610 |
| 19 | University of Arkansas at Monticello | 9 | 1% | $18,812 |
| 20 | University of Central Oklahoma | 9 | 0% | $24,091 |
| 21 | North Carolina Central University | 8 | 1% | $24,419 |
| 22 | The University of the Arts | 8 | 2% | $67,741 |
| 23 | University of Rochester | 8 | 0% | $72,721 |
| 24 | The University of Texas at Austin | 8 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 25 | University of Hartford | 8 | 1% | $56,599 |
| 26 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 8 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 27 | Rutgers University-Newark | 5 | 0% | $32,708 |
| 28 | Shenandoah University | 5 | 1% | $47,000 |
| 29 | Loyola University New Orleans | 5 | 1% | $56,564 |
| 30 | Roosevelt University | 4 | 0% | $48,655 |
| 31 | Capital University | 4 | 1% | $50,334 |
| 32 | Northwestern University | 4 | 0% | $74,649 |
| 33 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 4 | 0% | $30,866 |
| 34 | University of North Carolina at Asheville | 4 | 0% | $20,189 |
| 35 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 4 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 36 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 4 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 37 | Jacksonville University | 4 | 0% | $54,868 |
| 38 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 3 | 0% | $28,058 |
| 39 | Elmhurst College | 3 | 0% | $51,199 |
| 40 | University of Northern Iowa | 2 | 0% | $20,934 |
| 41 | Ithaca College | 2 | 0% | $62,757 |
| 42 | Marlboro College | 2 | 4% | $56,458 |
| 43 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 2 | 0% | $23,715 |
| 44 | Central State University | 2 | 1% | $19,278 |
| 45 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 1 | 0% | $21,996 |
| 46 | University of Southern Maine | 1 | 0% | $22,968 |
| 47 | Webster University | 1 | 0% | $45,762 |
| 48 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 1 | 0% | $26,766 |
| 49 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 1 | 0% | $24,116 |
| 50 | Whitman College | 1 | 0% | $68,082 |
| 51 | Vanguard University of Southern California | 1 | 0% | $48,800 |
| 52 | Lincoln College | 1 | 1% | $35,580 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Jazz/Jazz Studies program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.