2025 Best Jazz Studies Schools
40
Colleges in the United States
519
Jazz Degrees Awarded
A degree in
jazz studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #544 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 40 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for jazz studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 519 degrees in jazz studies annually.
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Featured Jazz Studies Programs
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Choosing a Great Jazz Studies School
The jazz program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Jazz Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for jazz studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Jazz Studies Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Jazz Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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Featured Jazz Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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Best Schools for Jazz Studies in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of jazz degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
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Northwestern University is a great option for students interested in a degree in jazz studies. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
University of Southern California is a good option for students pursuing a degree in jazz studies. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Masters
Degree Type
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Program Name
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
Michigan State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in jazz studies. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 11 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
University of Rochester is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in jazz studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
There were roughly 10 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In NY
Ithaca is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Ithaca. This college ranks 23rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 2 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 4 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Coral Gables. This university ranks 6th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 25 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 12 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
50
Jazz Degrees Awarded
New School University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. This school ranks 22nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 50 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent year we have data available.
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