2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida
4Colleges
772Bachelor's Degrees
$34,253Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 772 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, music is the #40 most popular major in Florida. This means that of the 15,545 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 5.0% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida ranking, we looked at 4 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.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Florida State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Florida that are best for non-traditional music students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Florida State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Florida ranking.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Miami. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. U Miami not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Music in Florida list.
About 0.6% of U Miami students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,899 students at U Miami that take at least one class online. About 1,358 of the students at U Miami are attending part time.
Florida International University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Florida ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 21,632 students at FIU that take at least one class online. 22,664 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Rollins College as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Rollins is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rollins, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Florida ranking.
About 1.5% of Rollins students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 297 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Music
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 4 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 772 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, music is the #40 most popular major in Florida. This means that of the 15,545 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 5.0% were from a college or university in the state.
