Music Education at Western Washington University

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

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.

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

53% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went 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 WWU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at WWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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
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