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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$13,898 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 63 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #52 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best value school in Washington for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $13,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CWU are $12,127 a year.

Full Music at Central Washington University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WWU are $12,490 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $17,754 per year.

UW Seattle not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

Full Music at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EWU are $13,379 a year.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 629
Oregon 74
Nevada 33
Hawaii 8
Alaska 0

One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Music

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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