by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Performance Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 69 degrees in music performance to qualified students.
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The music performance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Performance rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music performance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Performance Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music performance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in music performance has to take a look at Central Washington University. CWU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Ellensburg. This university ranks 6th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 27 music performance students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Central Washington University
Any student pursuing a degree in music performance needs to check out Western Washington University. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #287 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 music performance students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Washington State University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in music performance. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were about 4 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Washington State University
University of Puget Sound is a good option for students interested in a degree in music performance. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tacoma. This university ranks 14th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 2 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Puget Sound in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music performance from University of Puget Sound
Located in the large city of Seattle, Cornish College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were approximately 15 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Cornish College of the Arts in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Cornish College of the ArtsExplore all the Best Music Performance Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| California | 999 | 694 |
| Oregon | 587 | 59 |
| Nevada | 354 | 15 |
| Hawaii | 267 | 0 |
| Alaska | 167 | 4 |
One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Music Performance has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 161 |
| Music Technology | 76 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 18 |
| Voice Performance | 15 |
| Conducting | 9 |
| Musicology & Ethnomusicology | 8 |
| Stringed Instruments | 7 |
| Other Music | 6 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 5 |
| Jazz Studies | 5 |
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