Schools Offering Jazz Courses - Berklee, Eastman and Jacobs School of Music

Boston's Berklee College of Music was founded by Lawrence Berk in 1945. It's one of the leading music schools in the U.S. with a student body said to be over 3,000. Berklee offers a Bachelor's degree in jazz composition.

In September 1921, the Eastman School of Music welcomed 104 students to its campus. Today, this school has an enrollment of around 500 undergraduates and 400 graduate students. Each year, the school reportedly receives more than 2,000 applications. Eastman offers a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music degree in jazz studies.

Jacobs School of Music is one of the finest music schools in the United States with a student population said to be around 1,600. One of its notable facilities is the William & Gayle Cook Music Library which has over 600,000 items. The school was formerly known as Indiana University School of Music but was later renamed in 2005 as Indiana University Jacobs School of Music after David H. Jacobs and Barbara B. Jacobs. The school offers a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music degree in jazz studies.

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