研究生爵士音乐研究课程为学生提供了爵士音乐的综合教育，使学生能够专注于表演或作曲。利用芝加哥爵士乐的资源，教职员工是著名的表演者，老师，作曲家和编曲家。除了应用爵士乐课程，爵士乐合奏和爵士乐组合外，音乐硕士课程的学生还参加爵士乐理论，历史，教学法，即兴创作，作曲和/或编曲等课程。在整个计划中，爵士学生有很多机会在专业录音室录制表演和作品。音乐硕士学位为两年制。
The graduate jazz studies program provides students a comprehensive education in jazz, allowing students to specialize in either performance or composition. Drawing upon the resources of the Chicago jazz scene, faculty members are highly celebrated performers, teachers, composers, and arrangers. In addition to applied jazz lessons, jazz ensembles, and jazz combos, Master of Music students enroll in courses such as jazz theory, history, pedagogy, improvisation, composing, and/or arranging. Throughout the program, jazz students have multiple opportunities to record performances and compositions in professional recording studios. The Master of Music degree is a two-year program.