2025 Best Jazz Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a bachelor's degree in jazz studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #419 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for jazz studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 50 bachelor's degrees in jazz studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on jazz studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of jazz studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized jazz studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for jazz studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The jazz school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Jazz Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Jazz Studies in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Jazz

1

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

University of North Texas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in jazz studies. UNT is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton.More information about a bachelor’s in jazz studies from University of North Texas

2

University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in jazz studies has to take a look at University of Central Oklahoma. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in jazz studies from University of Central Oklahoma

Best Jazz Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best jazz studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	572	44
Oklahoma	377	1

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Jazz Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Jazz Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Jazz

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	1,084
Music Performance	315
Music Technology	28
Music Theory & Composition	26
Voice Performance	18
Keyboard Instruments	12
Stringed Instruments	12
Music History	7
Brass Instruments	3
Conducting	2

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.