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2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

5 Colleges
578 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,460 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TennesseeWith 578 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, music is the #17 most popular major in Tennessee. This means that of the 15,545 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.7% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking, we looked at 5 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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2021 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying music.

Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Memphis tops the 2021 list of our schools in Tennessee that are best for non-traditional music students. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Tennessee ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.5%. Approximately 7,362 students take at least one class online at UofM. 8,225 of UofM students are attending part time.

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Middle Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Tennessee ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 7,472 students at Middle Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,576 part time students in attendance at Middle Tennessee State University.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population. UT Knoxville not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Music in Tennessee list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 12,626 students take at least one class online at UT Knoxville. About 3,889 of the students at UT Knoxville are attending part time.

Full Music at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Belmont University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Belmont has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Tennessee ranking.

The student loan default rate at Belmont is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,251 students at Belmont that take at least one class online. 677 of Belmont students are attending part time.

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Tennessee Technological University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Tennessee Tech University also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in Tennessee rankings.

About 1.2% of Tennessee Tech University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,609 students at Tennessee Tech University that take at least one class online. About 1,966 of the students at Tennessee Tech University are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 771
Georgia 317
North Carolina 385
Virginia 453
South Carolina 160
Kentucky 208
Alabama 238
Louisiana 210
Mississippi 96
Arkansas 123
West Virginia 61

Music is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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