2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
6Colleges
662Bachelor's Degrees
$22,794Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great design & applied arts programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the design & applied arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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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Brigham Young University - Provo has taken the #1 spot in this year's design & applied arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. 4,504 students are part time.
Metropolitan State University of Denver comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, MSU Denver has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at MSU Denver is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,148 students take at least one class online at MSU Denver. 7,163 students are part time.
Weber State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden. As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 1.0% of WSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,573 students take at least one class online at WSU. There are roughly 17,729 part time students in attendance at WSU.
Boise State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Boise State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 1.0% of Boise State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,868 students take at least one class online at Boise State. 11,239 of Boise State students are attending part time.
Utah Valley University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem. UVU also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 15,690 students at UVU that take at least one class online. 22,387 of UVU students are attending part time.
Utah State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 13,751 students take at least one class online at USU. About 9,734 of the students at USU are attending part time.
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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).
