2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
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Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 614 bachelor's degrees were awarded to music students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #43 most popular major in the state. This means that 3.9% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the music program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania has taken the #1 spot in this year's music ranking for non-traditional students. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester. WCUPA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Music in Pennsylvania list.
About 1.2% of WCUPA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,464 students at WCUPA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,854 part time students in attendance at WCUPA.
Duquesne University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duquesne, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Pennsylvania ranking.
About 1.2% of Duquesne students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,731 students at Duquesne that take at least one class online. About 365 of the students at Duquesne are attending part time.
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the small city of University Park. Penn State University Park not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Music in Pennsylvania list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.
Temple University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Pennsylvania ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 20,264 students at Temple that take at least one class online. 4,634 of Temple students are attending part time.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. IUP also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in Pennsylvania rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. There are approximately 3,692 students at IUP that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,127 part time students in attendance at IUP.
Our rankings recognize Millersville University of Pennsylvania as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Millersville also made our Best Colleges for Music in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 2,500 students take at least one class online at Millersville. There are roughly 2,073 part time students in attendance at Millersville.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Mansfield, Mansfield University is a public school with a small student population. Mansfield University also made our Best Colleges for Music in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #9.
About 0.0% of Mansfield University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 704 students take at least one class online at Mansfield University. 412 students are part time.
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).
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In <nil>, 614 bachelor's degrees were awarded to music students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #43 most popular major in the state. This means that 3.9% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
