2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 1,661 bachelor's degrees were awarded to music students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 10.7% of all the music bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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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2021 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
Check out the music programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Southern California tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional music students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. USC also made our Best Colleges for Music in California list, coming in at #1.
About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.
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California State University - Northridge landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge. CSUN also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in California rankings.
The student loan default rate at CSUN is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 28,617 students at CSUN are exclusively online. 9,164 of CSUN students are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Azusa Pacific University. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Azusa Pacific not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Music in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 1,851 students take at least one class online at Azusa Pacific. There are roughly 2,771 part time students in attendance at Azusa Pacific.
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Our rankings recognize California State University - Fullerton as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population. Cal State Fullerton also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in California rankings.
The student loan default rate at Cal State Fullerton is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. About 10,634 of the students at Cal State Fullerton are attending part time.
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California State University - Long Beach earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population. CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Music in California list.
The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. 8,046 of CSULB students are attending part time.
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California State University - Chico landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in California ranking.
About 2.2% of Chico State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,804 students at Chico State that take at least one class online. About 2,083 of the students at Chico State are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population. UCLA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Music in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,161 part time students in attendance at UCLA.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 20,284 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly Pomona. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly Pomona.
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Our rankings recognize Chapman University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Chapman is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange. Chapman also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in California rankings.
The student loan default rate at Chapman is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 185 students take at least one class online at Chapman. About 1,064 of the students at Chapman are attending part time.
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California State University - Sacramento comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. About 7,378 of the students at Sac State are attending part time.
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