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 | Manhattan School of Music | 26 | 8% | $68,685 |
| 6 | University of Miami | 26 | 1% | $68,460 |
| 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 | The Juilliard School | 10 | 3% | $65,610 |
| 15 | Western Michigan University | 10 | 0% | $26,009 |
| 16 | California Institute of the Arts | 10 | 3% | $71,135 |
| 17 | University of North Florida | 10 | 0% | $21,384 |
| 18 | University of Oregon | 10 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 19 | University of Arkansas at Monticello | 9 | 1% | $18,812 |
| 20 | University of Central Oklahoma | 9 | 0% | $24,091 |
| 21 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 8 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 22 | University of Hartford | 8 | 1% | $56,599 |
| 23 | The University of Texas at Austin | 8 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 24 | The University of the Arts | 8 | 2% | $67,741 |
| 25 | North Carolina Central University | 8 | 1% | $24,419 |
| 26 | University of Rochester | 8 | 0% | $72,721 |
| 27 | Shenandoah University | 5 | 1% | $47,000 |
| 28 | Rutgers University-Newark | 5 | 0% | $32,708 |
| 29 | Loyola University New Orleans | 5 | 1% | $56,564 |
| 30 | Roosevelt University | 4 | 0% | $48,655 |
| 31 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 4 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 32 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 4 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 33 | University of North Carolina at Asheville | 4 | 0% | $20,189 |
| 34 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 4 | 0% | $30,866 |
| 35 | Northwestern University | 4 | 0% | $74,649 |
| 36 | Capital University | 4 | 1% | $50,334 |
| 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 | Marlboro College | 2 | 4% | $56,458 |
| 42 | Central State University | 2 | 1% | $19,278 |
| 43 | Ithaca College | 2 | 0% | $62,757 |
| 44 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 2 | 0% | $23,715 |
| 45 | Vanguard University of Southern California | 1 | 0% | $48,800 |
| 46 | University of Southern Maine | 1 | 0% | $22,968 |
| 47 | Lincoln College | 1 | 1% | $35,580 |
| 48 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 1 | 0% | $26,766 |
| 49 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 1 | 0% | $24,116 |
| 50 | Webster University | 1 | 0% | $45,762 |
| 51 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 1 | 0% | $21,996 |
| 52 | Whitman College | 1 | 0% | $68,082 |
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.