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2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

There are about 1,141 students enrolled in Jazz in the USA.

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popularity

Not Very Popular

Compared to national avg.

Diplomas received last year

280

Vs. National Avg.

-97%

popularity Rank

#339

cost

Somewhat Expensive

Compared to national avg.

Median degree cost

$33K

Vs. National Avg.

34%

cost Rank

#62

salary

Above Average

Compared to national avg.

Average Salary Two Years Out of School

$46K

Vs. National Avg.

16%

salary Rank

#99

professors

Above Average

Compared to national avg.

Professor Rating

B-

Vs. National Avg.

17%

professors Rank

#94

students

Very Diverse

Compared to national avg.

Diversity Rating

B-

Vs. National Avg.

14%

students Rank

#24

JAZZ DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

It's quite unique to find an undergrad majoring in jazz. The standard focus hands out 6,156 bachelor's degrees per year; 316 people received a four-year degree in jazz last May, making it the US' 316th most popular subject for college students. 62 of those degrees were granted by a single college, The New School. 109 of those degrees were earned at colleges in New York.

Bachelor's degrees in jazz are available at 61 schools in America; therefore, selecting the right school for you might not be easy. At the undergraduate level, the average major is 3.1 times more broadly available than jazz., making it the 244th most commonly available American subject.

GRADUATE DEGREES

While 63% of last year's degrees in jazz were undergrad degrees; 37% were advanced degrees. Jazz is the 260th most popular postgraduate degree in the US, with 184 degrees conferred. To put that in context, jazz is 93% less popular among graduate students than the average subject.

In Total, 500 students received a bachelor's or higher in jazz last year.

ONLINE JAZZ DEGREES

None of the students who received bachelor's degrees or postgrad degrees in jazz last spring completed their studies via remote programs. Zero colleges in the USA even offer the discipline remote. ### PARTIALLY ONLINE JAZZ DEGREES

  • Jazz is the 321st most popular partially online bachelor's degree in the United States of America
  • Jazz is the 238th most commonly available partially online college degree across the country
  • 17.09% of all undergraduate degree in jazz are completed partially online
  • Colleges from Texas granted the most partially online undergraduate degrees in jazz last spring (18)
  • The average partially online major confers 1,683 yearly bachelor's degrees or higher

IN-PERSON JAZZ DEGREES

  • 262 people earned undergrad degrees in jazz fully in-person last May
  • Jazz is the 160th most broadly available in-person undergrad degree countrywide
  • Last spring, 428 students earned a bachelor's or higher in jazz totally in-person
  • The New School​ conferred more entirely in-person undergrad degrees in jazz than any other US college (56)
  • 2 of the colleges offering exclusively in-person undergrad degrees in jazz are based in the state of California, the most of any state
  • The average course of study is available in-person at close to 20 colleges

Top 25 Best Online Colleges for Jazz

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Rating

#1 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA | https://necmusic.edu/

36%

Acceptance

883

Students

#182

Ranking

$52K

Tuition

A

Rating

#2 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

Manhattan School of Music

New York, NY | www.msmnyc.edu/

42%

Acceptance

1,049

Students

#210

Ranking

$49K

Tuition

A

Rating

#3 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

The New School

New York, NY | https://www.newschool.edu/

69%

Acceptance

12,046

Students

#261

Ranking

$51K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#4 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA | www.usc.edu/

16%

Acceptance

52,376

Students

#28

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A

Rating

#5 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA | www.temple.edu/

71%

Acceptance

42,075

Students

#303

Ranking

$30K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#6 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY | https://www.rochester.edu/

35%

Acceptance

14,171

Students

#53

Ranking

$58K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#7 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL | www.miami.edu/

33%

Acceptance

19,971

Students

#73

Ranking

$54K

Tuition

A

Rating

#8 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI | https://www.msu.edu/

76%

Acceptance

55,406

Students

#178

Ranking

$40K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#9 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA | www.loyno.edu/

72%

Acceptance

4,972

Students

#546

Ranking

$42K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#10 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY | www.columbia.edu/

7%

Acceptance

33,882

Students

#10

Ranking

$62K

Tuition

A

Rating

#11 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

DePaul University

Chicago, IL | https://www.depaul.edu/

70%

Acceptance

25,937

Students

#323

Ranking

$41K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#12 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL | www.elmhurst.edu/

66%

Acceptance

3,832

Students

#584

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#13 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO | https://missouri.edu/

82%

Acceptance

32,916

Students

#450

Ranking

$29K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#14 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, CA | https://www.vanguard.edu/

50%

Acceptance

2,562

Students

#528

Ranking

$37K

Tuition

A

Rating

#15 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL | www.uic.edu/

73%

Acceptance

35,210

Students

#356

Ranking

$28K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#16 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Kansas City, MO | https://www.umkc.edu/

63%

Acceptance

18,894

Students

#692

Ranking

$25K

Tuition

A

Rating

#17 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

University of Denver

Denver, CO | www.du.edu/

61%

Acceptance

15,412

Students

#181

Ranking

$54K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#18 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA | www.washington.edu/

56%

Acceptance

56,554

Students

#108

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

A

Rating

#19 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD | umbc.edu/

69%

Acceptance

15,403

Students

#385

Ranking

$25K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#20 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL | www.northwestern.edu/

9%

Acceptance

25,870

Students

#12

Ranking

$59K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#21 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV | www.unlv.edu/

81%

Acceptance

34,979

Students

#724

Ranking

$24K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#22 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

CUNY City College

New York, NY | www.ccny.cuny.edu/

51%

Acceptance

18,546

Students

#462

Ranking

$15K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#23 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York, NY | www.gc.cuny.edu/

0%

Acceptance

10,413

Students

#703

Ranking

$15K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#24 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY | https://www.qc.cuny.edu/

53%

Acceptance

24,126

Students

#657

Ranking

$15K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#25 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Jazz

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL | www.illinois.edu/

63%

Acceptance

57,324

Students

#125

Ranking

$33K

Tuition

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