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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Music in Washington

13 Colleges in Washington

117 Bachelor's Degrees

Ranked #55 in popularity, general music is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for general music students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 117 bachelor's degrees in general music during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The general music bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Music in Washington ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general music program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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Associate Degrees in General Music

Master's Degrees in General Music

Doctor's Degrees in General Music

Overall Popularity in General Music

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general music.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Music in Washington

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

10 Most Well Attended Schools for General Music Students Working on Their Bachelor's

Whitworth University
Spokane, WA

26 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In WA

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general music has to take a look at Whitworth University. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general music in Washington.

There were roughly 26 general music students who graduated with this degree at Whitworth in the most recent data year.

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Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#9 Best Quality In WA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Pacific Lutheran University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general music. PLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Tacoma. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #9 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general music in Washington.

There were roughly 22 general music individuals who graduated with this degree at PLU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in general music from Pacific Lutheran University

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

14 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#11 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general music has to check out Eastern Washington University. EWU is a large public university located in the town of Cheney.

There were roughly 14 general music individuals who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent data year.

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

14 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#8 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general music has to take a look at Central Washington University. CWU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Ellensburg. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #8 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general music in Washington.

There were roughly 14 general music individuals who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in general music from Central Washington University

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general music in Washington.

There were approximately 11 general music students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In WA

Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general music in Washington.

There were approximately 7 general music students who graduated with this degree at SPU in the most recent data year.

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Washington State University
Pullman, WA

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#10 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the town of Pullman.

There were about 5 general music students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.

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Walla Walla University
College Place, WA

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of College Place.

There were approximately 4 general music individuals who graduated with this degree at Walla Walla U in the most recent data year.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general music in Washington.

There were approximately 4 general music individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general music in Washington.

There were roughly 4 general music students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent data year.

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Best General Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Music Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	629	760
Oregon	330	129
Nevada	181	34
Hawaii	177	22
Alaska	93	8

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General Music is one of 16 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	65
Music Theory & Composition	20
Other Music	12
Voice Performance	8
Jazz Studies	5
Keyboard Instruments	4
Stringed Instruments	4
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	3
Percussion Instruments	2
Music History	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.

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