by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Jazz Studies Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 degrees in jazz studies annually.
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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.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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.
Oberlin College is a wonderful option for students pursuing 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 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 16 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in jazz studies from Oberlin College
It is hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in jazz studies. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly 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 about 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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Any student pursuing a degree in jazz studies needs to take a look at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 2 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in jazz studies from Bowling Green State University - Main CampusExplore all the Best Jazz Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
Jazz Studies is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Performance | 549 |
| General Music | 238 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 75 |
| Music Pedagogy | 75 |
| Other Music | 57 |
| Music Technology | 32 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 22 |
| Conducting | 19 |
| Voice Performance | 18 |
| Music History | 13 |
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