Music Education at Central Washington University

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

CWU Music Education 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.

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

59% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at CWU are white. This is typical 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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
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