2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 15 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
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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 Southwest 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 Houston tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional music students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston. UH not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at UH is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. About 13,663 of the students at UH are attending part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Texas. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNT has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. 12,105 of UNT students are attending part time.
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Texas Tech University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. About 7,077 of the students at Texas Tech are attending part time.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population. UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.1%. There are approximately 16,522 students at UT Rio Grande Valley that take at least one class online. 10,418 students are part time.
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Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population. SHSU also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at SHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. There are roughly 6,353 part time students in attendance at SHSU.
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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. UT Austin also made our Best Colleges for Music in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Stephen F Austin State University. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a large student population. SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Southwest Region list.
About 2.1% of SFASU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,979 students at SFASU that take at least one class online. About 3,007 of the students at SFASU are attending part time.
Read full report on Music at Stephen F Austin State University
Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Arlington as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. 22,217 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to West Texas A&M University. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at West Texas A&M University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,736 students take at least one class online at West Texas A&M University. There are roughly 3,683 part time students in attendance at West Texas A&M University.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best music schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 20,824 students at UTSA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,436 part time students in attendance at UTSA.
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