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2023 Most Well Attended Jazz Major for a Doctorate

6 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$43,700 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Jazz Major for a Doctorate

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 “Most Well Attended Jazz Major for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 574 people earned their degree in jazz studies, making the major the 544th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Jazz Major for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in jazz studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful jazz studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Jazz Major for a Doctorate

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

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Jazz Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s jazz students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Jazz Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The New England Conservatory of Music landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The New England Conservatory of Music Jazz Studies Report

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Jazz Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Jazz Studies at University of Rochester

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Jazz Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s jazz 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full USC Jazz Studies Report

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Manhattan School of Music
New York, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Jazz Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan School of Music landed the #5 spot on the list. Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 19 doctorate’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 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.

Read more about Jazz Studies at Manhattan School of Music

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Jazz Major for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Jazz Studies at U-M

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