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2021 Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
863 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,119 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Music Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

This year's Best Music Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 3 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 the Plains States Region

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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North Dakota State University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional music students. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Plains States Region ranking.

About 1.1% of North Dakota State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,213 students take at least one class online at North Dakota State University. About 2,437 of the students at North Dakota State University are attending part time.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Music in the Plains States Region ranking.

About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska - Lincoln as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNL not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Music in the Plains States Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. About 3,376 of the students at UNL are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Music Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students music colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 226
Minnesota 197
Iowa 177
Kansas 102
Nebraska 76
North Dakota 62
South Dakota 21

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 3 schools only.

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