Good BA Music Departments

He might be interested in the joint programs Harvard and Tufts has. Harvard as two options: A joint program with Berklee School of Music and a joint program with New England Conservatory. Both are top jazz programs. He will graduate with a Master’s of Music in addition to a BA. University of Massachusetts is an excellent school with an amazing Jazz program. NYU also has a great Jazz program. University of Rochester is very strong academically and they have a special scholarship for non conservatory (Eastman) students who are majoring in the sciences. Columbia has a lot of students who are excellent Jazz musicians and it also has joint programs with MSM and with Juilliard.