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2024 Best Jazz Studies Schools in Ohio

2 Colleges in Ohio
24 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Jazz Studies Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 degrees in jazz studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Jazz Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor'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 Ohio 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 Ohio

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 Ohio Schools in Jazz

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Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Oberlin College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in jazz studies. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Oberlin. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Oberlin is a great college overall.

There were roughly 11 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
50.0% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in jazz studies. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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

Every student who is interested in jazz studies has to take a look at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

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

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Capital University
Columbus, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

It's hard to beat Capital University if you want to pursue a degree in jazz studies. Capital is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Columbus. This university ranks 41st out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 2 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Capital in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

Any student who is interested in jazz studies needs to check out University of Akron Main Campus. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 2 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Jazz Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 915 20
Illinois 870 33
Indiana 737 7

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Jazz Studies is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music Performance 573
General Music 245
Music Theory & Composition 75
Other Music 65
Music Pedagogy 54
Music Technology 41
Keyboard Instruments 21
Conducting 19
Voice Performance 16
Music History 13

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