2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
3Colleges
863Bachelor's Degrees
$28,119Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 3 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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Featured Music Programs
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.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional music students. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 1.1% of North Dakota State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,213 students take at least one class online at North Dakota State University. 2,437 students are part time.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. 13,655 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska - Lincoln as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population. UNL not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. About 3,376 of the students at UNL are attending 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 3 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).
