2025 Best Jazz Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region
12
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
69
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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Jazz Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 69 degrees in jazz studies annually.
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Featured Jazz Studies Programs
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Choosing a Great Jazz Studies School
Your choice of jazz studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Jazz Studies Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Jazz Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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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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Best Schools for Jazz Studies in the Great Lakes Region
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.
10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Jazz
Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in jazz studies. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
It's hard to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in jazz studies. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. 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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Masters
Degree Type
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Program Name
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In IL
It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a degree in jazz studies. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
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It is difficult to beat Oberlin College if you wish to pursue a degree in jazz studies. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Oberlin. This college ranks 17th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 16 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In OH
Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.
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WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. This university ranks 4th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 8 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 1 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Butler in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were about 2 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In OH
Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 2 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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