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

5 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students 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 “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 27,047 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,639 and had an average of $28,653 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 437 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,350 and $25,010 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music 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 program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in Washington

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 Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 19 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Full UW Seattle Music Report

#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k. Central Washington University is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976.

Read more about Music at CWU

#3

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k. EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EWU are $28,921, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at Eastern Washington University

#4

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington master’s degree music students whose families make $75-$110k list, WWU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WWU are $24,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at Western Washington University

#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#3 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 #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wazzu Music Report

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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