2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
29
Colleges
3,748
Bachelor's Degrees
$30,275
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 29 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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One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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.
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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.
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2021 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying music.
Top 10 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
George Mason University has taken the #1 spot in this year's music ranking for non-traditional students. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. GMU also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 students are part time.
Read full report on Music at George Mason University
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of South Carolina - Columbia. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UofSC is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,608 students take at least one class online at UofSC. 3,896 of UofSC students are attending part time.
Read full report on Music at University of South Carolina - Columbia
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to James Madison University. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JMU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.8% of JMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,328 part time students in attendance at JMU.
Read full report on Music at James Madison University
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNC Greensboro also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #7.
About 2.7% of UNC Greensboro students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,689 students at UNC Greensboro that take at least one class online. 4,738 students are part time.
Full Music at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida State University. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. Florida State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
Read full report on Music at Florida State University
Our rankings recognize Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.8% of Louisiana State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,086 students take at least one class online at Louisiana State University. 5,959 of Louisiana State University students are attending part time.
Read full report on Music at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Our rankings recognize Georgia State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 19,669 students at Georgia State that take at least one class online. 9,276 students are part time.
Read full report on Music at Georgia State University
West Virginia University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.
The student loan default rate at WVU is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,100 students at WVU that take at least one class online. About 3,190 of the students at WVU are attending part time.
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University of Miami comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables. U Miami also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at U Miami is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,899 students at U Miami that take at least one class online. 1,358 of U Miami students are attending part time.
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Western Carolina University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at WCU is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,568 students take at least one class online at WCU. There are roughly 2,712 part time students in attendance at WCU.
Full Music at Western Carolina University Report
