2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 13 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent jazz studies programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The jazz school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 2 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Jazz Studies at University of Northern Iowa

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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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