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2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

20 Colleges
2,247 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,899 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

This year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 20 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 the Great Lakes Region

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

1
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's music ranking for non-traditional students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing. Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.

Read full report on Music at Michigan State University

2

Illinois State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal. Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. 2,500 of Illinois State students are attending part time.

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3

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington. IU Bloomington also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at IU Bloomington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. 5,256 of IU Bloomington students are attending part time.

Read full report on Music at Indiana University - Bloomington

4

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

The student loan default rate at UW - Whitewater is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,785 students take at least one class online at UW - Whitewater. 2,457 students are part time.

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5

The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population. U-M also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 students are part time.

Read full report on Music at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

6

Western Illinois University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at WIU is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,203 students at WIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,874 part time students in attendance at WIU.

Full Music at Western Illinois University Report

7

Ball State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 7,100 students take at least one class online at Ball State. About 6,060 of the students at Ball State are attending part time.

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8

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population.

About 0.6% of UW - Eau Claire students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,571 students take at least one class online at UW - Eau Claire. 1,481 of UW - Eau Claire students are attending part time.

Read full report on Music at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

9

The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio University - Athens Campus. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population. OHIO Athens not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at OHIO Athens is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,926 students take at least one class online at OHIO Athens. 7,245 of OHIO Athens students are attending part time.

Read full report on Music at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana State University. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

About 3.6% of Indiana State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,947 students take at least one class online at Indiana State. 2,349 of Indiana State students are attending part time.

Full Music at Indiana State University Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Music Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students music schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 408
Ohio 624
Illinois 681
Indiana 361
Wisconsin 295

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 20 schools only.

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