2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey
8Colleges
415Bachelor's Degrees
$32,993Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 415 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, music is the #32 most popular major in New Jersey. This means that 2.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking analyzed 8 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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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick tops the 2021 list of our schools in New Jersey that are best for non-traditional music students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick also made our Best Colleges for Music in New Jersey list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 students are part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rowan University. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rowan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Music in New Jersey list.
About 1.9% of Rowan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize William Paterson University of New Jersey as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. William Paterson University also made our Best Colleges for Music in New Jersey list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at William Paterson University is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,122 students at William Paterson University that take at least one class online. 3,144 students are part time.
Montclair State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair. Montclair State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in New Jersey rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 9,294 students take at least one class online at Montclair State. 4,724 of Montclair State students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New Jersey City University. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City. NJCU also made our Best Colleges for Music in New Jersey list, coming in at #8.
About 4.2% of NJCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,077 students take at least one class online at NJCU. There are roughly 2,199 part time students in attendance at NJCU.
Our rankings recognize Rider University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rider, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in New Jersey ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 672 students take at least one class online at Rider. About 898 of the students at Rider are attending part time.
Monmouth University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Monmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Music in New Jersey list.
About 1.7% of Monmouth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,584 students at Monmouth that take at least one class online. 808 students are part time.
Ramapo College of New Jersey comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Ramapo College also made our Best Colleges for Music in New Jersey list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at Ramapo College is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,224 students at Ramapo College that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,054 part time students in attendance at Ramapo College.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.
References
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 415 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, music is the #32 most popular major in New Jersey. This means that 2.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
