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2023 Most Popular Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

17 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 Most Popular Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Central Washington University the most popular school in Washington for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

Women make up 43% of the music majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 45% of the music majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 58% are male.

Read full report on Music at Western Washington University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cornish College of the Arts is a great place for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cornish College of the Arts is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Pacific Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tacoma.

Of the 13 students majoring in music at PLU, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Eastern Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

About 46% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#8

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

Northwest University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree music programs. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

Women make up 9% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at Northwest University Report

University of Puget Sound did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Music at University of Puget Sound

#9

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.

Women make up 33% of the music majors at the school.

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Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Colleges 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 17 schools only.

  • 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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