Music Education at Central Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a music teacher education school? To help you decide if Central Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music teacher education program.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from CWU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music Education section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

CWU Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at CWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Music Education Basic Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Music Education Schools	6
	11
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	14
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	30
	30
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Music Education Schools	38
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	58
Best Music Education Schools	95
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from CWU. This makes it the #5 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music teacher education majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Music Education Bachelor’s Program

The music teacher education program at CWU awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at CWU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CWU Music Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students graduated with a master's degree in music teacher education from CWU. About 49% were men and 51% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. CWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from CWU, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a master's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CWU also has a doctoral program available in music teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• Distributive Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Technical Teacher Education
• Science Education

Careers That Music Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in music teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Middle School Teachers	9,070	$65,630
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,930	$67,430
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.