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2025 Best Music Education Schools in Washington

3 Colleges in Washington
144 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
A degree in music education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #151 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Education Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 144 degrees in music education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School

Best Music Education Schools in Washington The music teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Music Education Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Music Teacher Education
Master's Degrees in Music Teacher Education
Doctor's Degrees in Music Teacher Education

The music teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Education Schools in Washington. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Music Education in Washington

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music teacher education degree levels they offer.

Top Washington Schools in Music Teacher Education

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
88 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Central Washington University if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 88 music education students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Central Washington University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WA

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were about 10 music education students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WA
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Western Washington University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. WWU is a large public university located in the small city of Bellingham. This university ranks 5th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 14 music education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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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 999 87
Oregon 587 23
Nevada 354 6
Hawaii 267 0
Alaska 167 4

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Music Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics Education 95
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 82
Science Education 59
Reading Teacher Education 45
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 43
English & Language Arts Education 42
Social Studies Education 40
Health Education 21
History Education 20
Social Science Teacher Education 14

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