2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
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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 Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a bachelor's in design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent design & applied arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the design & applied arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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.
AA in Digital Photography
Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
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BA in Digital Photography
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
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One Size Does Not Fit All
The design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Design Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
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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.
AA in Digital Photography
Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn More
BA in Digital Photography
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn More
2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Arizona State University - Tempe tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional design & applied arts students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at ASU - Tempe is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. About 8,480 of the students at ASU - Tempe are attending part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.
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University of North Texas earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNT also made our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
About 1.8% of UNT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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Texas Christian University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. TCU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Southwest Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 218 students at TCU are exclusively online. About 317 of the students at TCU are attending part time.
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University of Houston comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population. UH also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Southwest Region rankings.
About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. 13,663 students are part time.
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Texas State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas State has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 2.0% of Texas State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,921 students take at least one class online at Texas State. There are roughly 8,642 part time students in attendance at Texas State.
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The University of Texas at Dallas comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Dallas has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.4% of UT Dallas students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,632 students at UT Dallas that take at least one class online. 5,977 of UT Dallas students are attending part time.
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Northern Arizona University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.7% of NAU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,603 students take at least one class online at NAU. 6,368 of NAU students are attending part time.
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Sam Houston State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
About 1.2% of SHSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. 6,353 of SHSU students are attending part time.
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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.
The student loan default rate at UCO is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,223 students take at least one class online at UCO. There are roughly 4,113 part time students in attendance at UCO.
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