2025 Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you're seeking a Bachelor's Degree in musicology & ethnomusicology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #832 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 25 bachelor's degrees in musicology & ethnomusicology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to musicology & ethnomusicology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of musicology & ethnomusicology 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 musicology & ethnomusicology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for musicology & ethnomusicology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Musicology & Ethnomusicology in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Musicology and Ethnomusicology

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in musicology & ethnomusicology. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in musicology & ethnomusicology from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

6 Annual Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in musicology & ethnomusicology. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in musicology & ethnomusicology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Colleges by State

Explore the best musicology & ethnomusicology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	19
Washington	521	0
Oregon	343	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Musicology and Ethnomusicology

One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Musicology & Ethnomusicology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	974
Music Performance	611
Music Theory & Composition	198
Music Technology	100
Jazz Studies	54
Other Music	52
Voice Performance	45
Stringed Instruments	32
Keyboard Instruments	21
Music Pedagogy	9

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.