2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Fine & Studio Arts is the #22nd most popular major in the country with 24,429 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 290 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine & studio arts 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 fine & studio arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 25 Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Columbia University in the City of New York has taken the #1 spot in this year's fine & studio arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.
About 0.9% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. About 4,854 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
Cornell University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Virginia - Main Campus as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population. University of Virginia also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list, coming in at #7.
About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. 2,758 students are part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.
About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. 1,455 of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students are attending part time.
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University of Southern California earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,687 part time students in attendance at USC.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Southern California Report
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population. UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.
About 0.7% of UMCP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. 4,841 students are part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
Our rankings recognize San Jose State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, San Jose State also did well on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Indiana University - Bloomington as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.
The student loan default rate at IU Bloomington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. About 5,256 of the students at IU Bloomington are attending part time.
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University of Iowa comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population. Iowa excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.
The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.
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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton. Cal State Fullerton also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at Cal State Fullerton is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. 10,634 students are part time.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at California State University - Fullerton
Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Madison as the #12 school in this year's rankings. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.
The student loan default rate at UW - Madison is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 students are part time.
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The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Towson University. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a large student population. Towson excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.
About 1.7% of Towson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,258 students at Towson that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,337 part time students in attendance at Towson.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at Towson University Report
New York University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. NYU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. About 8,829 of the students at NYU are attending part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at New York University Report
Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #15 school in this year's rankings. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. UCLA also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts rankings.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Michigan - Ann Arbor as the #16 school in this year's rankings. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, U-M also did well on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. 3,568 students are part time.
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Southern Methodist University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas. SMU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 of SMU students are exclusively distance learners. 3,019 of SMU students are attending part time.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities earned the #18 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts 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. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.
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University of Houston landed the #19 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population. UH also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. 13,663 of UH students are attending part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Houston Report
The #20 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 large city of Austin. UT Austin excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.
About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 of UT Austin students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska at Kearney as the #21 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UNK is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.
About 0.7% of UNK students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,457 students at UNK are exclusively online. About 2,176 of the students at UNK are attending part time.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Nebraska at Kearney
The College of New Jersey landed the #22 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing. TCNJ excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.
About 0.8% of TCNJ students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. 570 of TCNJ students are attending part time.
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University of Florida earned the #23 spot in our 2021 rankings. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UF also did well on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.
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University of California - Berkeley comes in at #24 in this year's ranking. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of California - Berkeley Report
James Madison University earned the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, JMU also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. There are roughly 2,328 part time students in attendance at JMU.
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