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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor's in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across Washington, there were 69 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music performance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music performance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $75-$110k) in Washington

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $75-$110k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $18,110 for washington bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Music Performance at UW Seattle

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k list. WWU is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. The estimated yearly cost for WWU is $21,213 for washington bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music Performance at Western Washington University

#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $20,133 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Central Washington University.

Full Central Washington University Music Performance Report

#4

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $22,090 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Wazzu.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Performance at Wazzu

#5

Whitman College

Walla Walla, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitman College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k. Whitman College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Walla Walla, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Whitman also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Whitman College is $33,017 for washington bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.

Read more about Music Performance at Whitman College

#6

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington
#2 in overall quality

University of Puget Sound came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $75-$110k list, Puget Sound has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $35,410 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Puget Sound.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full University of Puget Sound Music Performance Report

#7

Cornish College of the Arts

Seattle, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Cornish College of the Arts ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Cornish College of the Arts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cornish College of the Arts is $39,010 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Cornish College of the Arts Music Performance Report

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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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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