2024 Best Jazz Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region
6Colleges in the Far Western US Region
56Jazz Degrees Awarded
Jazz Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #544 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of jazz studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 56 degrees in jazz studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of jazz studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Jazz Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Jazz Studies in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the jazz degree levels they offer.
Any student who is interested in jazz studies has to take a look at University of Southern California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 21 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
University of California - Los Angeles is a good choice for students interested in a degree in jazz studies. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in jazz studies. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. This university ranks 1st out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 6 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in jazz studies has to take a look at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were roughly 4 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 8 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of jazz studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Jazz Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
