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The bachelor's program at CWU was ranked #96 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #2 in Washington.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Central Washington University handed out 42 bachelor's degrees in music. This is an increase of 2% over the previous year when 41 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in music from CWU. This makes it the #203 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.
The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at CWU is $31,645. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $24,982 for all music bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at CWU, music students borrow a median amount of $26,000 in student loans. This is about the same as the median debt load of allmusic bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Central Washington University.
The music program at CWU awarded 42 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in music.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 20 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 11 |
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of music master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at CWU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 83% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a master's in music.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 5 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 24 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 21 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 21 |
Design & Applied Arts | 19 |
Dance | 2 |
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