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2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

5 Colleges
398 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,515 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MichiganWith 398 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, music is the #42 most popular major in Michigan. This means that of the 15,545 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking analyzed 5 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 Michigan

Check out the music programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional music students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing. Michigan State also made our Best Colleges for Music in Michigan list, coming in at #1.

The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 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

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

About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.

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

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Grand Valley State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. GVSU also made our Best Colleges for Music in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. 3,880 of GVSU students are attending part time.

Full Music at Grand Valley State University Report

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Wayne State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit. Wayne State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Music in Michigan list.

About 1.5% of Wayne State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,128 students take at least one class online at Wayne State. 6,948 of Wayne State students are attending part time.

Read full report on Music at Wayne State University

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Central Michigan has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Michigan ranking.

The student loan default rate at Central Michigan is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. 3,991 students are part time.

Read full report on Music at Central Michigan University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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