2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Featured Music Programs
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MBA in Music Business
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One Size Does Not Fit All
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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Featured Music Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
2021 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the music programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Michigan State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's music ranking for non-traditional students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing. Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.
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Illinois State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington. IU Bloomington also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. 5,256 students are part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.
About 1.0% of UW - Whitewater students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,785 students take at least one class online at UW - Whitewater. There are roughly 2,457 part time students in attendance at UW - Whitewater.
Read full report on Music at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population. U-M also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 of U-M students are attending part time.
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Western Illinois University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 3.2% of WIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,203 students take at least one class online at WIU. 1,874 of WIU students are attending part time.
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Ball State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a large student population.
About 1.9% of Ball State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,100 students take at least one class online at Ball State. About 6,060 of the students at Ball State are attending part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UW - Eau Claire is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,571 students at UW - Eau Claire that take at least one class online. 1,481 of UW - Eau Claire students are attending part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio University - Athens Campus. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population. OHIO Athens not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at OHIO Athens is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,926 students take at least one class online at OHIO Athens. There are roughly 7,245 part time students in attendance at OHIO Athens.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana State University. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.
The student loan default rate at Indiana State is lower than is typical, just 3.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,947 students take at least one class online at Indiana State. 2,349 of Indiana State students are attending part time.
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