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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Washington

6 Colleges
$29,298 Avg Salary
$25,506 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music 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 Most Popular Music Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Washington to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

Check out the music programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Washington.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for music students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Seattle Film Institute

Seattle, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle Film Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Washington list. Seattle Film Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Washington list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cheney.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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 6 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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