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

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$38,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master's in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across New York, there were 164 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking looked at 5 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.

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 New York

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies in New York

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York
#4 in overall quality
$21,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in New York list. This fairly large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 13 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at QC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” 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.

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#2

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality
$20,832 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in New York. CCNY is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s jazz degrees to qualified students.

CCNY also made our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832.

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#3

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality
$49,270 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan School of Music landed the #3 spot on the list. Manhattan School of Music is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s jazz degrees to qualified students.

Manhattan School of Music also made our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality
$50,505 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in New York list. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree jazz students list, University of Rochester has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. 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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#5

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality
$49,260 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Juilliard School landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

Juilliard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Juilliard are $49,260.

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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%.

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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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