Music at Eastern Washington University

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 Eastern Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 music majors received their bachelor's degree from EWU.

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

EWU Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

EWU Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how EWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at EWU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	445
	525
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	686
Most Focused Music Schools	704

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in music from EWU. This makes it the #218 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Music Bachelor’s Program

The music program at EWU awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at EWU 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

EWU Music Master’s Program

Of the 5 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from EWU, about 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from EWU, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

EWU also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 Eastern 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
• Image Credit: By Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.