Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Central Washington University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in music, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at CWU paid an average of $752 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $216 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,475 | $22,551 |
Fees | $1,969 | $1,969 |
Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,787 | $13,787 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,922 | $2,922 |
Learn more about CWU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at CWU in Music walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 10% higher than the national average of $24,538.
music who receive their bachelor’s degree from CWU make an average of $27,862 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $25,137.
CWU does not offer an online option for its music bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CWU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 31.7% of the music students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.1%.
Around 24.4% of music bachelor’s degree recipients at CWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 26 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Music | 14 |
Music Performance | 16 |
Music Theory & Composition | 3 |
Keyboard Instruments | 2 |
Voice Performance | 6 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Design & Applied Arts | 27 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 24 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 38 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 27 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.