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2023 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

11 Colleges
$26,068 Avg Salary
$24,916 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 320 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #59 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Washington to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Music Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Puget Sound to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Washington. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Out of the 11 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Lutheran University landed the # 4 spot on the list. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tacoma.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Cornish College of the Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Cornish College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Central Washington University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree music programs. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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#8

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Western Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

With a ranking of #10, Walla Walla University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of College Place.

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Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,457
Oregon 299
Nevada 94
Hawaii 31
Alaska 12

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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