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 | Temple University | 26 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 6 | Manhattan School of Music | 26 | 8% | $68,685 |
| 7 | University of Miami | 26 | 1% | $68,460 |
| 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 | California Institute of the Arts | 10 | 3% | $71,135 |
| 15 | Western Michigan University | 10 | 0% | $26,009 |
| 16 | University of Oregon | 10 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 17 | The Juilliard School | 10 | 3% | $65,610 |
| 18 | University of North Florida | 10 | 0% | $21,384 |
| 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 | University of Hartford | 8 | 1% | $56,599 |
| 23 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 8 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 24 | University of Rochester | 8 | 0% | $72,721 |
| 25 | The University of the Arts | 8 | 2% | $67,741 |
| 26 | The University of Texas at Austin | 8 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 27 | Loyola University New Orleans | 5 | 1% | $56,564 |
| 28 | Rutgers University-Newark | 5 | 0% | $32,708 |
| 29 | Shenandoah University | 5 | 1% | $47,000 |
| 30 | Jacksonville University | 4 | 0% | $54,868 |
| 31 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 4 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 32 | University of North Carolina at Asheville | 4 | 0% | $20,189 |
| 33 | Northwestern University | 4 | 0% | $74,649 |
| 34 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 4 | 0% | $30,866 |
| 35 | Roosevelt University | 4 | 0% | $48,655 |
| 36 | Capital University | 4 | 1% | $50,334 |
| 37 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 4 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 38 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 3 | 0% | $28,058 |
| 39 | Elmhurst College | 3 | 0% | $51,199 |
| 40 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 2 | 0% | $23,715 |
| 41 | Marlboro College | 2 | 4% | $56,458 |
| 42 | Ithaca College | 2 | 0% | $62,757 |
| 43 | University of Northern Iowa | 2 | 0% | $20,934 |
| 44 | Central State University | 2 | 1% | $19,278 |
| 45 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 1 | 0% | $21,996 |
| 46 | Lincoln College | 1 | 1% | $35,580 |
| 47 | Webster University | 1 | 0% | $45,762 |
| 48 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 1 | 0% | $24,116 |
| 49 | Vanguard University of Southern California | 1 | 0% | $48,800 |
| 50 | Whitman College | 1 | 0% | $68,082 |
| 51 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 1 | 0% | $26,766 |
| 52 | University of Southern Maine | 1 | 0% | $22,968 |
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.