2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 29 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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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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2021 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying music.
Top 10 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
George Mason University has taken the #1 spot in this year's music ranking for non-traditional students. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. GMU also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.
About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of South Carolina - Columbia. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UofSC is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,608 students at UofSC that take at least one class online. About 3,896 of the students at UofSC are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to James Madison University. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JMU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. 2,328 of JMU students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population. UNC Greensboro also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #7.
About 2.7% of UNC Greensboro students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,689 students at UNC Greensboro that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,738 part time students in attendance at UNC Greensboro.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida State University. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. Florida State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 15,086 students take at least one class online at Louisiana State University. There are roughly 5,959 part time students in attendance at Louisiana State University.
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Our rankings recognize Georgia State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 19,669 students at Georgia State that take at least one class online. About 9,276 of the students at Georgia State are attending part time.
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West Virginia University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. Approximately 11,100 students take at least one class online at WVU. 3,190 students are part time.
Full Music at West Virginia University Report
University of Miami comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables. U Miami also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at U Miami is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,899 students at U Miami that take at least one class online. About 1,358 of the students at U Miami are attending part time.
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Western Carolina University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. 2,712 students are part time.
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