Music Education at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. In 2021, 10 music teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from WWU.

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.

WWU Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

WWU Music Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how WWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at WWU 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
	10
	10
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Best Value Music Education Schools	74
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	284
Most Focused Music Education Schools	327

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 music teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from WWU. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at WWU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western 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	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WWU 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

• French Language Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Biology Education
• Chemistry Education
• Earth Science Teacher 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 Western 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.