8
Colleges in Washington
69
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Ranked #116 in popularity,
music performance is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for music performance students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 69 degrees in music performance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
The music performance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Performance rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music performance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Performance Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music performance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In WA
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music performance. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Every student pursuing a degree in music performance needs to take a look at Central Washington University. CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg. This university ranks 7th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 25 music performance students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Central Washington University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In WA
Every student pursuing a degree in music performance has to check out Western Washington University. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were about 5 music performance students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Western Washington University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In WA
University of Puget Sound is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in music performance. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tacoma. This university ranks 6th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 4 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Puget Sound in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from University of Puget Sound
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In WA
Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Washington State University
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