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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree jazz students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree jazz students list, Temple has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brooklyn College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s jazz students 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s jazz degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

QC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Queens College are $21,042.

Full QC Jazz Studies Report

#4

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. CCNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCNY, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. 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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#5

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s jazz degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Newark also took the #9 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Newark are $32,112.

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#6

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Manhattan School of Music did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree jazz students list, Manhattan School of Music has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. 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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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Rochester did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.

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#8

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 ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree jazz students list, UArts has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UArts are $46,680.

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#9

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, The Juilliard School did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Juilliard School is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree jazz students 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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