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2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina

4 Colleges
397 Bachelor's Degrees
$21,858 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North CarolinaIn <nil>, 397 bachelor's degrees were awarded to music students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #35 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 15,545 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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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2021 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina

Check out the music programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro has taken the #1 spot in this year's music ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population. UNC Greensboro also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in North Carolina rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. Approximately 10,689 students take at least one class online at UNC Greensboro. There are roughly 4,738 part time students in attendance at UNC Greensboro.

Read full report on Music at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2

Western Carolina University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population. WCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Music in North Carolina list.

About 2.3% of WCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,712 part time students in attendance at WCU.

Full Music at Western Carolina University Report

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University of North Carolina at Asheville earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Asheville, UNCA is a public college with a small student population. UNCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Music in North Carolina list.

About 2.7% of UNCA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 305 students take at least one class online at UNCA. 428 of UNCA students are attending part time.

Read full report on Music at University of North Carolina at Asheville

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Catawba College
Salisbury, NC

Catawba College landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Catawba is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury. Catawba also made our Best Colleges for Music in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

About 3.2% of Catawba students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 163 students take at least one class online at Catawba. 99 of Catawba students are attending part time.

Read full report on Music at Catawba College

Best for Non-Traditional Students Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 771
Georgia 317
Tennessee 630
Virginia 453
South Carolina 160
Kentucky 208
Alabama 238
Louisiana 210
Mississippi 96
Arkansas 123
West Virginia 61

Music is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.

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