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2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$35,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 532 people earned their degree in jazz studies, making the major the 571st most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 201 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in jazz studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great jazz studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the jazz studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree jazz students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The City College of New York is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 9 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #2 spot on the list. Brooklyn College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brooklyn College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Queens College

Queens, New York
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #3 spot on the list. QC is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 13 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

QC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at QC are $21,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan School of Music. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s jazz students in 2019-2020.

Manhattan School of Music not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 8 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree jazz students whose families make $75-$110k list, University of Rochester has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s jazz students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #4 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
#9 in overall quality

Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Rutgers University - Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s jazz degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers Newark also made our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

The Juilliard School did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. The Juilliard School is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 7 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree jazz students whose families make $75-$110k list, Juilliard has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Juilliard School are $49,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Juilliard Jazz Studies Report

#9

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

The University of the Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. The University of the Arts is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s jazz degrees to qualified students.

UArts also took the #5 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UArts are $46,680, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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.

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