2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
6Colleges
762Bachelor's Degrees
$34,253Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 762 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, design & applied arts is the #25 most popular major in Illinois. This means that 3.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality design & applied arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the design & applied arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Featured Design & Applied Arts Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Featured Design & Applied Arts Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional design & applied arts students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign. UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Illinois list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population. UIC also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Illinois rankings.
About 0.7% of UIC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. There are roughly 5,712 part time students in attendance at UIC.
Bradley University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria. Bradley not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Illinois list.
About 0.9% of Bradley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,063 students take at least one class online at Bradley. There are roughly 1,013 part time students in attendance at Bradley.
DePaul University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. DePaul not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Illinois list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. 3,547 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Columbia College Chicago as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Columbia also made our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Illinois list, coming in at #7.
About 1.8% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,283 students take at least one class online at Columbia. There are roughly 414 part time students in attendance at Columbia.
North Central College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Central, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Illinois ranking.
About 1.5% of North Central students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,165 students at North Central that take at least one class online. About 90 of the students at North Central are attending part time.
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Design & Applied Arts Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 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).
With 762 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, design & applied arts is the #25 most popular major in Illinois. This means that 3.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
