by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Music is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 52 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,435 and $16,352 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in music. To top this list, a school must have a successful music program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington associate degree music students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shoreline Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate. Shoreline Community College is a public institution located in Shoreline, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tacoma Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate. Clark College is a medium-sized school located in Vancouver, Washington that handed out 5 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Skagit Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate list. Mount Vernon, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Edmonds Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate. Edmonds Community College is a public institution located in Lynnwood, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Falls Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Spokane Falls Community College is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bellevue College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. BC is a public institution located in Bellevue, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Grays Harbor College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate list. Aberdeen, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Whatcom Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Lakewood, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Centralia College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate list. Centralia College is a small public school situated in Centralia, Washington. It awarded 0 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Lower Columbia College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate ranking. Lower Columbia College is a small school located in Longview, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Columbia Basin College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Washington for an Associate list. Columbia Basin College is located in Pasco, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
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