2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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More Ways to Rank Music Schools
The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
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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 Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying music.
Top 10 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Utah tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional music students. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U of U has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,185 part time students in attendance at U of U.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Colorado Boulder. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population. CU - Boulder also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 24,299 students take at least one class online at CU - Boulder. 7,631 of CU - Boulder students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Colorado State University - Fort Collins as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. Colorado State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at Colorado State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. 9,631 of Colorado State students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Northern Colorado as the #4 school in this year's rankings. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Greeley. University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at University of Northern Colorado is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,583 students at University of Northern Colorado that take at least one class online. 3,468 of University of Northern Colorado students are attending part time.
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Brigham Young University - Provo comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo. BYU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. About 4,504 of the students at BYU are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Montana. UM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Missoula. UM not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 3.0% of UM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,583 students at UM that take at least one class online. 3,141 students are part time.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. There are approximately 8,148 students at MSU Denver that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,163 part time students in attendance at MSU Denver.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 8,659 students take at least one class online at CU Anschutz. About 11,636 of the students at CU Anschutz are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Montana State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 2,510 students at MSU Bozeman that take at least one class online. About 3,804 of the students at MSU Bozeman are attending part time.
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Brigham Young University - Idaho comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg. BYU - I also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
About 1.0% of BYU - I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 23,058 of BYU - I students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 26,387 part time students in attendance at BYU - I.
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