2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Washington (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,774 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States.

Across Washington, there were 152 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Washington (With Aid)

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$24,976 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 76 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (With Aid)

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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