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2023 Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

3 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$40,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Jazz for a Master's

With all of the options veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Jazz for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 56 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Jazz for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in jazz studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality jazz studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the jazz studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Jazz for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Jazz for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Jazz for a Master’s list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 8 masters’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Southern California supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 388 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Jazz for a Master’s. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle, 1,283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW Seattle offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UW Seattle]](/colleges/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Jazz for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #3 spot on the list. UO is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 3 masters’s jazz degrees in 2020-2021.

UO also took the #3 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 582 of the 21,752 students enrolled at UO were GI Bill® students, of which 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,688. During this same period, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Oregon]](/colleges/university-of-oregon/student-life/veterans/)

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