2025 Best Jazz Studies Schools in Illinois
5
Colleges in Illinois
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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Illinois 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 24 degrees in jazz studies annually.
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Featured Jazz Studies Programs
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Choosing a Great Jazz Studies School
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
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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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Featured Jazz Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
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
Northwestern University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in jazz studies. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
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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 country for getting a degree in jazz studies. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
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Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
DePaul University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in jazz studies. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 6 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In IL
It is hard 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 24th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 4 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In IL
UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 1 jazz studies students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.
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