2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 10 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.
More Ways to Rank Music Schools
The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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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2021 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying music.
Top 10 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Utah tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional music students. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U of U has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,185 part time students in attendance at U of U.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Colorado Boulder. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population. CU - Boulder also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at CU - Boulder is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,299 students take at least one class online at CU - Boulder. 7,631 of CU - Boulder students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Colorado State University - Fort Collins as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. Colorado State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.
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Our rankings recognize University of Northern Colorado as the #4 school in this year's rankings. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Greeley. University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 3,583 students at University of Northern Colorado that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,468 part time students in attendance at University of Northern Colorado.
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Brigham Young University - Provo comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo. BYU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. 4,504 of BYU students are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Montana. UM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Missoula. UM not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. Approximately 2,583 students take at least one class online at UM. 3,141 students are part time.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. Approximately 8,148 students take at least one class online at MSU Denver. There are roughly 7,163 part time students in attendance at MSU Denver.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 8,659 students at CU Anschutz that take at least one class online. About 11,636 of the students at CU Anschutz are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Montana State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 1.2% of MSU Bozeman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,510 students take at least one class online at MSU Bozeman. 3,804 of MSU Bozeman students are attending part time.
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Brigham Young University - Idaho comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg. BYU - I also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 23,058 of BYU - I students are exclusively distance learners. 26,387 of BYU - I students are attending part time.
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