by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Washington, there were 69 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in music performance.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington music performance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington list. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 25 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornish College of the Arts. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 16 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 6 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington list. Western Washington University is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 5 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 5 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Puget Sound did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #7. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Whitman College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington ranking. This small school is located in Walla Walla, Washington, and it awarded 3 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Walla Walla University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington ranking. This small school is located in College Place, Washington, and it awarded 0 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Clark College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in Washington ranking. Clark College is a medium-sized public school situated in Vancouver, Washington. It awarded 0 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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