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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

52 Colleges
4,247 Bachelor's Degrees
$35,323 Avg Cost*

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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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

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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 very 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. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. 4,854 of Columbia students are attending part time.

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Cornell University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. 574 students are 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 fairly 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.

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 of UMCP students are attending part time.

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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.

About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. 7,559 students are part time.

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Towson University
Towson, MD

The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Towson University. Towson is a large public school located in the city of Towson.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 6,258 students take at least one class online at Towson. About 4,337 of the students at Towson are attending part time.

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New York University
New York, NY

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 school 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. About 8,829 of the students at NYU are attending part time.

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The College of New Jersey earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-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%. There are approximately 1,040 students at TCNJ that take at least one class online. 570 of TCNJ students are attending part time.

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY

Marist College landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-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%. Approximately 1,703 students take at least one class online at Marist. 1,103 of Marist students are attending part time.

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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 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 1,472 students take at least one class online at Binghamton University. 1,855 students are part time.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly 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 student loan default rate at Pitt is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 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.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students fine & studio arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,103
Pennsylvania 913
Maryland 553
New Jersey 544
Delaware 46
District of Columbia 101

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

References

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