2025 Best Music Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Ranked #104 in popularity, music education is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for music education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 62 bachelor's degrees in music education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Music Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The music teacher education bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on music education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of music education students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for music education students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Music Education in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in music education.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Music Teacher Education

1

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in music education has to check out Central Washington University. CWU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg.More information about a bachelor’s in music education from Central Washington University

2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

15 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in music education has to look into Western Washington University. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music education from Western Washington University

3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in music education. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in music education from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Music Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Music Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	70
Oregon	343	19
Nevada	201	6
Hawaii	172	0
Alaska	87	4

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Music Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Music Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Music Teacher Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics Education	59
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	33
History Education	28
English & Language Arts Education	26
Science Education	22
Social Studies Education	20
Art Education	19
Reading Teacher Education	19
Health Education	18
Agricultural Teacher Education	14

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta. More about our data sources and methodologies.