2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
9Colleges
1,490Bachelor's Degrees
$37,782Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking analyzed 9 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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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.
Boston University has taken the #1 spot in this year's music ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Boston U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Music in the New England Region list.
About 0.5% of Boston U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. About 7,057 of the students at Boston U are attending part time.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham. UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Music in the New England Region list.
About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,625 students take at least one class online at UNH. About 1,355 of the students at UNH are attending part time.
University of Rhode Island earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the New England Region ranking.
About 1.5% of URI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,504 students at URI that take at least one class online. 2,982 of URI students are attending part time.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the New England Region ranking.
About 0.8% of UMass Lowell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,042 of UMass Lowell students are exclusively distance learners. 5,980 of UMass Lowell students are attending part time.
Northeastern University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Northeastern also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in the New England Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. About 1,267 of the students at Northeastern are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Hartford as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UHart, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the New England Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UHart is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. 1,149 of UHart students are exclusively distance learners. 1,552 of UHart students are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Connecticut State University. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury. WestConn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Music in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at WestConn is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,116 students take at least one class online at WestConn. About 1,281 of the students at WestConn are attending part time.
Northern Vermont University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.
About 2.8% of Northern Vermont University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 435 students at Northern Vermont University are exclusively online. 746 of Northern Vermont University students are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of New Haven. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 4,526 students at University of New Haven that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,053 part time students in attendance at University of New Haven.
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).
