Music Schools In Washington State
In Washington State, there are 19 accredited schools where music classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Washington State's music academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in music includes music training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Music
- Bachelors degree in Music
- Masters degree in Music
- PhD degree in Music
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Washington State Vs. National Music Employment
| Washington State | 1,070 |
| National | 63,990 |
Approximately 2% of the country's music professionals work in Washington State state.
Employment Growth for Music professionals In Washington State
| 1,400 | 1,330 | 1,380 | 1,000 | 1,070 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Washington State, music is a shrinking field. There were 330 less music professionals working in Washington State in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of music professionals has shrunk by 24%. This is faster than the trend for music professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of music professionals has grown by 14% between 2006 and 2010.
Music VS. All Professions salaries in Washington State
| $32,315 | $31,710 | $30,970 | $32,045 | $33,895 |
| $48,545 | $50,054 | $51,159 | $52,682 | $54,489 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Music
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of music professionals is declining, the salaries paid to music professionals are increasing in Washington State. In 2006 music professionals made a mean salary of $32,315 per year, and in 2010 they made $33,895 per year.
Salary percentiles for Music professionals in Washington State
10th percentile |
$12,125 |
25th percentile |
$16,640 |
50th percentile |
$29,390 |
75th percentile |
$37,970 |
90th percentile |
$63,950 |
This represents a 5% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Washington State state, within the field of music, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid music professionals earn 427% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Music professionals and related professions in Washington State
Art |
$55,388 |
Liberal Arts |
$54,920 |
Music |
$33,895 |
Music Production |
$56,320 |
In Washington State, music professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Music programs available for each degree type for all schools in Washington State
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
45 |
master |
16 |
doctor |
9 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 73 |
The number of students graduating from the 19 accredited music schools in Washington State is decreasing. In Washington State, there were 448 graduates in 2006. And there were 336 graduates from music courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 25% percent decrease in the number of music school degree or certificate graduates in Washington State. Most of these graduates, or 62%, earned an bachelor's degree in music.