Music at Central Washington University

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Music Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Music

CWU Music Rankings

The music major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Music Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Music Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at CWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	25
General Music	12
Music Theory & Composition	5
Voice Performance	3
Conducting	2
Music Pedagogy	1

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,930	$67,430
Sound Engineering Technicians	160	$77,020
Music Directors and Composers	140	$71,980

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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