2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
4Colleges
477Bachelor's Degrees
$34,469Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Music is the #33 most popular major in Virginia with 477 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 3.1% 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 Virginia ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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.
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.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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George Mason University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Virginia that are best for non-traditional music students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population. GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Music in Virginia list.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
James Madison University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Music in Virginia list.
About 0.8% of JMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. About 2,328 of the students at JMU are attending part time.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population. VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Music in Virginia list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. 5,055 of VCU students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Liberty University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Liberty University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Music in Virginia list.
The student loan default rate at Liberty University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 79,906 students at Liberty University are exclusively online. 41,876 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Music
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.
References
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).
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Music is the #33 most popular major in Virginia with 477 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 3.1% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
