2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
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Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Music is the #19 most popular major in Massachusetts with 1,087 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 7.0% 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 Massachusetts ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Boston University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Massachusetts that are best for non-traditional music students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Massachusetts ranking.
The student loan default rate at Boston U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. About 7,057 of the students at Boston U are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts - Lowell. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Massachusetts ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMass Lowell is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 5,042 students at UMass Lowell are exclusively online. About 5,980 of the students at UMass Lowell are attending part time.
Northeastern University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Massachusetts ranking.
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. 1,267 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).
Music is the #19 most popular major in Massachusetts with 1,087 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 7.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
