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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Jazz Major

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Jazz Studies is the 544th most popular major in the country with 574 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 379 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major” ranking analyzed 62 colleges that offered a degree in jazz studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in jazz studies.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree jazz students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies

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Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music landed the #1 spot on the list. Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a public institution located in San Juan, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Jazz Studies at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California

Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the #2 spot on the list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Read more about Jazz Studies at San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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Manhattan School of Music
New York, New York

Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan School of Music landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Jazz Studies at Manhattan School of Music

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The Juilliard School
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Juilliard School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Read full report on Jazz Studies at The Juilliard School

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The New England Conservatory of Music. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major. The New England Conservatory of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s jazz degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Jazz Studies at The New England Conservatory of Music

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The New School
New York, New York

The New School landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking. New School University is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s jazz degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Jazz Studies at New School University

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Purchase College
Purchase, New York

Purchase College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking. Purchase, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Jazz Studies at Purchase College

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Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio

With a ranking of #8, Oberlin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major list. Oberlin, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Jazz Studies at Oberlin College

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California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, California

With a ranking of #9, California Institute of the Arts did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major list. Located in Valencia, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s jazz students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full CalArts Jazz Studies Report

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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking, coming in at #10. Elmhurst, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

Full Elmhurst University Jazz Studies Report

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Hartford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s jazz students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Jazz Studies at UHart

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Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

Loyola University New Orleans landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s jazz degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Loyola New Orleans Jazz Studies Report

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking, coming in at #13. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full U Miami Jazz Studies Report

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With a ranking of #14, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Jazz Studies at MSU Moorhead

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Shenandoah University
Winchester, Virginia

Shenandoah University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winchester, Virginia. It awarded 5 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Jazz Studies at Shenandoah

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Central State University
Wilberforce, Ohio

Central State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking. Central State University is located in Wilberforce, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s jazz degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Jazz Studies at Central State University

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University of North Texas ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Jazz Studies at UNT

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The City College of New York
New York, New York

The City College of New York ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major list. CCNY is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 13 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Jazz Studies at CCNY

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Butler University
Indianapolis, Indiana

Butler University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking. Butler University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Jazz Studies at Butler University

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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 11 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Jazz Studies at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

University of Rochester ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s jazz students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Jazz Studies at University of Rochester

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University of North Carolina at Asheville came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking. This small school is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Jazz Studies at UNCA

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Capital University
Columbus, Ohio

Capital University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s jazz students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Jazz Studies at Capital

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Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major list. JU is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s jazz degrees to qualified students.

Full JU Jazz Studies Report

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

Roosevelt University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Jazz Major ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Roosevelt Jazz Studies Report

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