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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Washington

6 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Music Major in Washington

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 25,910 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,160 and had an average of $24,560 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 384 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,298 and $25,506 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,852 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Washington” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in music. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree music students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Washington

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Seattle Film Institute
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Film Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Washington list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s music degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 at Seattle Film Institute

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 6 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Music at CWU

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Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Washington

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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Washington. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music at EWU

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read more about Music at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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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 #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Washington list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Full Washington State University Music Report

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

Western Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Washington list. Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full WWU Music Report

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