2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Jazz Studies is the 571st most popular major in the country with 532 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 347 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 42 colleges that offered a degree in jazz studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent jazz studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the jazz studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a small school located in San Juan, that handed out 12 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,733 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students per year to attend Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s jazz degrees to qualified students.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,086 for bachelor’s degree jazz students per year to attend University of North Texas.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 2 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.
UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,620 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students per year to attend UNI.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Out of the 42 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s jazz degrees to qualified students.
UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $16,893 for bachelor’s degree jazz students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for WMU is $19,433 for bachelor’s degree jazz students.
With a ranking of #7, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 1 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.
UNLV also took the #15 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNLV is $11,424 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students.
University of North Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s jazz students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $9,606 for bachelor’s degree jazz students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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Purchase College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Purchase, New York, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s jazz students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Purchase College is $18,326 for bachelor’s degree jazz students.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMBC is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 6 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.
UMBC also took the #17 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,082 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students per year to attend UMBC.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The City College of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. The City College of New York is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 15 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for CCNY is $2,385 for bachelor’s degree jazz students.
University of North Carolina at Asheville ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of North Carolina at Asheville is a small public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 5 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Asheville is $12,061 for bachelor’s degree jazz students.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,643 for bachelor’s degree jazz students per year to attend UMKC.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,023 for bachelor’s degree jazz students per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #15, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,312 for bachelor’s degree jazz students per year to attend University of Illinois at Chicago.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Jazz Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree jazz students list, UIUC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $15,880 for bachelor’s degree jazz students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Temple University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $23,521 for bachelor’s degree jazz students per year to attend Temple University.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,616 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students per year to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s jazz students in 2019-2020.
Michigan State also made our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $19,173 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students per year to attend Michigan State.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Capital University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Capital University is a small school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 2 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree jazz students list, Capital has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Capital University is $22,642 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle also took the #12 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW Seattle is $13,297 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Jazz Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
University of Oregon came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s jazz students in 2019-2020.
UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oregon is $16,461 for bachelor’s degree jazz students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Elmhurst University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s jazz degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Elmhurst University is $21,485 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Roosevelt University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $22,749 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students per year to attend Roosevelt University.
Vanguard University of Southern California ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Jazz Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Costa Mesa, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s jazz students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Vanguard is $20,051 for Bachelor’s Degree Jazz students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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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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%.
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- *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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