2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music in Washington

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In 2020-2021, 11,232 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States.

Across Washington, there were 136 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,852 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Washington” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general music. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general music program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Washington”.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music in Washington

1

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Washington

#16 overall quality in Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Washington list. EWU is a public institution located in Cheney, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Music at Eastern Washington University

2

Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

#3 overall quality in Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Washington. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Music at Wazzu

3

Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

#7 overall quality in Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Washington. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 3 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Music at Western Washington University

4

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

#1 overall quality in Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Washington. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 4 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full UW Seattle General Music Report

4

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

#5 overall quality in Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Washington list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Music at Central Washington University

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.