jazz education

College & University Jazz Education Programs

Amarillo College

American River College

Arizona State University

Auburn University

Augusta University

Augustana College

Baker University

Ball State University

Bard College, Longy School of Music

Berklee College of Music

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Bowling Green State University

Brevard College

Brigham Young University (BYU)

Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music

Bucknell University

Cabrillo College

Cal Poly State University

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Herb Alpert School of Music

California Jazz Conservatory

California State University at Bakersfield

California State University at Chico

California State University at East Bay

California State University at Fullerton

California State University at Long Beach - Bob Cole Conservatory of Music

California State University at Los Angeles

California State University at Monterey Bay

California State University at Northridge

California State University at Sacramento

Capital University Conservatory of Music

Cardinal Stritch University

Carnegie Mellon University

Casper College

Central Michigan University

Central Missouri State University

City College of New York

Clayton State University

Cleveland State University

Coe College

Colgate University

Collective School of Music

College of Charleston

College of Lake County

College of Southern Idaho

College of St. Rose

Collin County Community College

Columbia College (Chicago)

Columbia University

Columbus State University - Schwob School of Music

Community College of Baltimore County

Community College of Rhode Island

Community College of Southern Nevada

Cornish College of the Arts

Cuyahoga Community College

Davidson College

DePaul University

DePauw University

Diablo Valley College

Duke University

Duquesne University, Mary Pappert School of Music

East Carolina University

East Stroudsburg University

Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Washington University

Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

El Camino College

Elmhurst University

Elon University

Emporia State University

Fairfield University

Five Towns College

Florida International University

Florida Southern College

Florida State University

Fresno City College

Fullerton College

Furman University

George Mason University

Georgetown University

Georgia State University

Goucher College

Grambling State University

Hampton University

Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance

Houston Community College

Howard University

Hunter College of the City University of New York

Hutchinson Community College

Illinois State University

Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Ithaca College

Jackson State University

Jacksonville State University

James Madison University

Juilliard School

Kirkwood Community College

Knox College

Kutztown University

LaGrange College

Lamar University

Laney College

Lawrence University

Lehigh University

Lehman College of the City University of New York

Long Island University

Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles College of Music

Los Medanos College

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University New Orleans

Manhattan School of Music

Marshall University

McNeese State University

Mesa Community College

Miami Dade College – Kendall Campus

Miami Dade College - Wolfson Campus

Michigan State University

Middle Tennessee State University

Millersville University

Millikin University

Montclair State University, John J. Cali School of Music

Montgomery College

Mt. San Antonio College

Musicians Institute

Naropa University

New England Conservatory of Music

New Jersey City University

New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music

New World School of the Arts

New York University (NYU Steinhardt)

North Carolina Central University

North Central College

Northeast Community College (Nebraska)

Northern Arizona University

Northern Illinois University

Northern Vermont University

Northwest College

Northwestern College

Northwestern University, Bienen School of Music

Oakland University

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Occidental College

Ohio Northern University

Ohio State University

Ohio University

Olive-Harvey College

Orange County Community College

Otterbein University

Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University

Pittsburg State University

Portland State University

Potsdam - SUNY, Crane School of Music

Princeton University

Purchase College (SUNY) Conservatory of Music

Queens College - CUNY, Aaron Copland School of Music

Roosevelt University - Chicago College of Performing Arts

Rowan University

Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts

Saint Mary's University (San Antonio)

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

San Bernardino Valley College

San Diego State University

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco State University

San Jose State University

Seattle Central Community College

Seminole State College

Setnor School of Music, Syracuse University

Shenandoah Conservatory at Shenandoah University

Shepherd University

Shoreline Community College

Sierra College

Simpson University

Skidmore Jazz Institute at Skidmore College

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Sonoma State University

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern University and A&M College

Southwestern Oklahoma University

Stanford Jazz Workshop

Stanford University

Stephen F. Austin State University

Sterling College

SUNY - Binghamton

SUNY Fredonia

Temple University, Boyer College of Music and Dance

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Texas Christian University

Texas State University - San Marcos

Texas Tech University

Towson University

Tulane University

University of Akron

University of Alabama

University of Arizona

University of California at Berkeley Jazz Ensembles

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Herb Alpert School of Music

University of California at San Diego

University of California at Santa Cruz

University of Central Missouri

University of Central Oklahoma

University of Cincinnati

University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Connecticut

University of Denver Lamont School of Music

University of Evansville (Indiana)

University of Georgia, Hugh Hodgson School of Music

University of Hartford, The Hartt School

University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Kansas

University of Kentucky

University of La Verne

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

University of Louisville, Jamey Aebersold Jazz Studies Program

University of Maine at Augusta

University of Maryland

University of Massachusettes at Amherst

University of Memphis, Scheidt School of Music

University of Miami, Frost School of Music

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, School of Music, Theatre & Dance

University of Minnesota at Duluth

University of Missouri - Kansas City, Conservatory of Music

University of Missouri at Columbia

University of Montana

University of Nebraska at Kearney

University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Glenn Korff School of Music

University of Nebraska at Omaha

University of Nevada at Las Vegas

University of Nevada at Reno

University of New Hampshire

University of New Orleans

University of North Carolina at Asheville

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

University of North Florida

University of North Texas in Denton

University of Northern Colorado

University of Northern Iowa

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon

University of Pittsburgh

University of Redlands

University of Rhode Island

University of Richmond

University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina Upstate

University of South Florida

University of Southern California

University of Southern Maine

University of Southern Mississippi

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music

University of the Arts

University of the Cumberlands

University of the District of Columbia

University of the Pacific

University of Toledo

University of Utah

University of Vermont

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

University of Wisconsin - Madison, Mead Witter School of Music

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Utah State University

Valdosta State University

Valparaiso University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Tech University

Wallace State College

Washburn University

Washington State University

Wayne State University

Weatherford Community College

Webster University

West Chester University

West Virginia University

West Virginia Wesleyan University

Western Carolina University

Western Connecticut State University

Western Illinois University

Western Michigan University

Western Washington University

Westfield State University

Whitworth College

Wichita State University

William Paterson University

Williams College

Winthrop University

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music

Xavier University, Ohio

Youngstown State University, Dana School of Music

Yuba College


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