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2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas

12 Colleges
1,325 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,384 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TexasIn <nil>, 1,325 bachelor's degrees were awarded to music students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 8.5% of all the music bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the music program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1

University of Houston has taken the #1 spot in this year's music ranking for non-traditional students. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UH has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Texas ranking.

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. There are roughly 13,663 part time students in attendance at UH.

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2

University of North Texas comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton. UNT also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Music in Texas rankings.

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. There are roughly 12,105 part time students in attendance at UNT.

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3

Our rankings recognize Texas Tech University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Music in Texas list.

The student loan default rate at Texas Tech is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Texas ranking.

About 0.1% of UT Rio Grande Valley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Sam Houston State University. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population. SHSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Music in Texas list.

The student loan default rate at SHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,795 students at SHSU that take at least one class online. About 6,353 of the students at SHSU are attending part time.

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6

The University of Texas at Austin earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Texas ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 students are part time.

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7

Stephen F Austin State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population. SFASU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Music in Texas list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. There are approximately 6,979 students at SFASU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,007 part time students in attendance at SFASU.

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The University of Texas at Arlington earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Texas ranking.

The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. About 22,217 of the students at UT Arlington are attending part time.

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9

West Texas A&M University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 4,736 students take at least one class online at West Texas A&M University. About 3,683 of the students at West Texas A&M University are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at San Antonio. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UTSA has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in Texas ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 20,824 students take at least one class online at UTSA. About 10,436 of the students at UTSA are attending part time.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 136
Oklahoma 244
New Mexico 45

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*Avg Cost is for the top 12 schools only.

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