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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts

6 Colleges
717 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,160 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MassachusettsFine & Studio Arts is the #29 most popular major in Massachusetts with 717 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.9% of all the fine arts bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts ranking looked at 6 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.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Massachusetts that are best for non-traditional fine & studio arts students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Boston U has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Massachusetts ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. 7,057 of Boston U students are attending part time.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Massachusetts list.

About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.

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Westfield State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Westfield is a small public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

About 1.3% of Westfield students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,052 students at Westfield that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,138 part time students in attendance at Westfield.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMass Lowell has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Massachusetts ranking.

The student loan default rate at UMass Lowell is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 5,042 students at UMass Lowell are exclusively online. About 5,980 of the students at UMass Lowell are attending part time.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

5

Our rankings recognize Bridgewater State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Bridgewater State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Massachusetts list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 3,579 students take at least one class online at Bridgewater State. About 2,921 of the students at Bridgewater State are attending part time.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Bridgewater State University Report

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Our rankings recognize Salem State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

About 1.4% of Salem State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,979 students take at least one class online at Salem State. 2,253 of Salem State students are attending part time.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Salem State University

Best for Non-Traditional Students Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 257
New Hampshire 103
Rhode Island 219
Maine 107
Vermont 97

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

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.

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