2023 Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
17
Degrees Awarded
$31,600
Avg Cost*

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Jazz for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Jazz Studies is the 544th most popular major in the country with 574 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 19 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great jazz studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the jazz studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Jazz for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Jazz for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Jazz for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Jazz for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s jazz students in 2020-2021.
UMKC also made our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,147 students enrolled at University of Missouri - Kansas City were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Missouri - Kansas City offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.