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2023 Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

5 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Music Performance for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in music performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music performance programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music performance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1.Of the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle, 1,283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW Seattle does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Washington - Seattle Campus]](/colleges/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 31,159 students enrolled at Wazzu were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,702. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wazzu offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 full report on veteran student life at Wazzu]](/colleges/washington-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree vets studying music performance list, WWU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.According to our most recent data, WWU supports 15,197 students, and 622 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

Full Western Washington University Veteran Student Life Report

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2020-2021.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.Among the 11,174 students enrolled at Central Washington University, 711 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,593. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at CWU]](/colleges/central-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornish College of the Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Music Performance for a Bachelor’s list. Cornish College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 16 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Cornish College of the Arts also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 23 of the 482 students enrolled at Cornish College of the Arts were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $30,104. During this same period, 12 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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

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