2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 47 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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.
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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Indiana University - Bloomington has taken the #1 spot in this year's fine & studio arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. 5,256 of IU Bloomington students are attending part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison. UW - Madison not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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Our rankings recognize University of Michigan - Ann Arbor as the #3 school in this year's rankings. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. U-M also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 students are part time.
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Illinois State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population. Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,500 part time students in attendance at Illinois State.
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Eastern Illinois University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. There are approximately 2,449 students at EIU that take at least one class online. About 3,894 of the students at EIU are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Whitewater as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a large student population.
About 1.0% of UW - Whitewater students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,785 students at UW - Whitewater that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,457 part time students in attendance at UW - Whitewater.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Report
Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.
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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIC has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. 5,712 of UIC students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Ball State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Ball State also did well on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Ball State is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,100 students at Ball State that take at least one class online. 6,060 students are part time.
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Northern Illinois University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
About 2.1% of NIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,345 part time students in attendance at NIU.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Illinois University Report
