2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 52 colleges that offer a bachelor's in fine arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine & studio arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine & studio arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The fine arts 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 Fine Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the fine arts programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Columbia University in the City of New York tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional fine & studio arts students. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. Columbia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.9% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. There are roughly 4,854 part time students in attendance at Columbia.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
Cornell University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cornell has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Cornell is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 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 Maryland - College Park as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMCP has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. 4,841 students are part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Maryland - College Park Report
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Towson University. Towson is a large public school located in the city of Towson.
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. 4,337 students are part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. NYU also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 0.8% of NYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. There are roughly 8,829 part time students in attendance at NYU.
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The College of New Jersey earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, TCNJ has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. 570 of TCNJ students are attending part time.
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Marist College landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Marist has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 1,703 students at Marist that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,103 part time students in attendance at Marist.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Binghamton University. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Binghamton University is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,472 students at Binghamton University that take at least one class online. 1,855 students are part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at Binghamton University Report
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 5,643 students at Pitt that take at least one class online. About 6,672 of the students at Pitt are attending part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report
