2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies in Illinois

A bachelor's degree in jazz studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #445 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in jazz studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Jazz Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The jazz bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for jazz studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Jazz Studies Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for jazz studies.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Jazz Studies in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in jazz studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Jazz Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Elmhurst University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in jazz studies. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Elmhurst. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in jazz studies in Illinois.

There were approximately 7 jazz studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Elmhurst in the most recent data year.

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2

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

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Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in jazz studies needs to check out DePaul University. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in jazz studies in Illinois.

There were about 6 jazz studies individuals who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in jazz studies. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in jazz studies in Illinois.

There were approximately 5 jazz studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In IL

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in jazz studies needs to take a look at Roosevelt University. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in jazz studies in Illinois.

There were about 3 jazz studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent data year.

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4

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northwestern University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in jazz studies. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in jazz studies in Illinois.

There were approximately 3 jazz studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in jazz studies in Illinois.

There were approximately 2 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

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Lincoln College
Lincoln, IL

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Lincoln College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Lincoln.

There were approximately 1 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Lincoln College in the most recent data year.

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Best Jazz Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Jazz Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	615	12
Ohio	598	18
Indiana	532	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Jazz

Jazz Studies is one of 16 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Jazz

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	279
Music Performance	211
Stringed Instruments	27
Music Technology	26
Voice Performance	24
Music Theory & Composition	23
Other Music	13
Keyboard Instruments	7
Music Pedagogy	4
Woodwind Instruments	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.