Music at Western Washington University

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Western Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 students attend the school each year.

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

WWU Music Degrees Available

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

WWU Music Rankings

The music major at WWU 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 WWU

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

WWU Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at WWU 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 Western Washington University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

WWU Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of music master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from WWU, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Western Washington University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	13
Music Performance	5
Music Theory & Composition	4

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Design & Applied 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 Western 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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.