2024 Best Jazz Studies Schools in the Plains States Region
4Colleges in the Plains States Region
19Jazz 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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for jazz studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 degrees in jazz studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The jazz school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Jazz Studies Schools in the Plains States Region.
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Best Schools for Jazz Studies in the Plains States 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.
University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in jazz studies. UMKC is a large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMKC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Northern Iowa is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in jazz studies. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.
Wichita State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in jazz studies. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Wichita. This university ranks 6th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.More information about a degree in jazz studies from Wichita State University
Minnesota State University - Moorhead is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in jazz studies. MSU Moorhead is a small public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead. This university ranks 25th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 6 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent data year.
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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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. 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.
