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2024 Best Jazz Studies Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges in Illinois
34 Jazz Degrees Awarded
A degree in jazz studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #544 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Jazz Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 degrees in jazz studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Jazz Studies School

Best Jazz Studies Schools in Illinois The jazz program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Jazz Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for jazz studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Jazz Studies Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Jazz
Master's Degrees in Jazz

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Jazz Studies Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Jazz Studies in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of jazz degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Jazz

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IL

Northwestern University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in jazz studies. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in jazz studies. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 4 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
21.4% Growth in Graduates

DePaul University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in jazz studies. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 14 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL
33.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in jazz studies. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 6th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 3 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
25.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Roosevelt University if you want to pursue a degree in jazz studies. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 4 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent data year.

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Best Jazz Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Jazz Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 24
Michigan 915 20
Indiana 737 7

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One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Jazz Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 543
Music Performance 293
Voice Performance 70
Stringed Instruments 47
Music Technology 31
Other Music 29
Music Theory & Composition 25
Keyboard Instruments 18
Woodwind Instruments 14
Music Pedagogy 13

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