2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies in California

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 Master’s in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Jazz Studies is the 571st most popular major in the country with 532 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 36 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies in California

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s jazz students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USC Jazz Studies Report

#2

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California

#2 in overall quality

$53,466 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. CalArts is located in Valencia, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s jazz degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CalArts, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CalArts are $53,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CalArts Jazz Studies Report

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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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