2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado
7Colleges
459Bachelor's Degrees
$29,262Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 459 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, fine & studio arts is the #19 most popular major in Colorado. This means that 1.9% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine & studio arts programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine & studio arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying fine arts.
Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Colorado State University - Fort Collins tops the 2021 list of our schools in Colorado that are best for non-traditional fine & studio arts students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins. Colorado State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Colorado list.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. 9,631 students are part time.
University of Northern Colorado earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Greeley. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Colorado ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 3,583 students take at least one class online at University of Northern Colorado. 3,468 students are part time.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Colorado ranking.
The student loan default rate at CU Anschutz is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,659 students take at least one class online at CU Anschutz. There are roughly 11,636 part time students in attendance at CU Anschutz.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Colorado Boulder. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population. CU - Boulder not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Colorado list.
The student loan default rate at CU - Boulder is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,299 students at CU - Boulder that take at least one class online. 7,631 students are part time.
Metropolitan State University of Denver earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population. MSU Denver also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Colorado list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. There are approximately 8,148 students at MSU Denver that take at least one class online. About 7,163 of the students at MSU Denver are attending part time.
Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo. Colorado State University - Pueblo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Colorado list.
About 3.1% of Colorado State University - Pueblo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,048 students take at least one class online at Colorado State University - Pueblo. About 3,072 of the students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are attending part time.
Fort Lewis College landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. FLC is a small public school located in the town of Durango. FLC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Colorado list.
The student loan default rate at FLC is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,249 students take at least one class online at FLC. 615 of FLC students are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts
One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Fine & Studio Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 7 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
With 459 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, fine & studio arts is the #19 most popular major in Colorado. This means that 1.9% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
