by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Music. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at George Washington University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in music, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. GWU was ranked #99 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for music majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in District of Columbia.
Here are some of the other rankings for GWU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at GWU was $1,675 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,961 | $55,961 |
| Fees | $88 | $88 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,711 | $14,711 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,525 | $1,525 |
Learn more about GWU tuition and fees.
GWU 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 GWU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the music students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in music at GWU in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 7 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 23 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 8 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 2 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 35 |
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*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.
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