2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
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552Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 552 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, music is the #30 most popular major in Illinois. This means that of the 15,545 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.6% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Illinois State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional music students. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal. Illinois State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in Illinois rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. 2,500 students are part time.
Western Illinois University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population. WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Music in Illinois list.
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. There are roughly 1,874 part time students in attendance at WIU.
DePaul University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. DePaul also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in Illinois rankings.
About 1.0% of DePaul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. About 3,547 of the students at DePaul are attending part time.
Millikin University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Millikin also made our Best Colleges for Music in Illinois list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.3%. Approximately 839 students take at least one class online at Millikin. About 151 of the students at Millikin are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Columbia College Chicago as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Music in Illinois list.
About 1.8% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,283 students take at least one class online at Columbia. 414 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Roosevelt University. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Roosevelt also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in Illinois rankings.
About 1.8% of Roosevelt students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,651 students at Roosevelt that take at least one class online. There are roughly 983 part time students in attendance at Roosevelt.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
With 552 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, music is the #30 most popular major in Illinois. This means that of the 15,545 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.6% were from a college or university in the state.
