by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 7,335 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 116th 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 67 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular music performance programs in the United States.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington bachelor’s degree music performance students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 23 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornish College of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornish College of the Arts is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 16 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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.
Read full report on Music Performance at Cornish College of the Arts
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at Washington State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. Gonzaga University is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 5 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. Western Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 5 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students 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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Puget Sound did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. University of Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Whitman College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Walla Walla University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Walla Walla University is a small school located in College Place, Washington that handed out 0 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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