2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee
7Colleges
436Bachelor's Degrees
$27,340Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 436 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, fine & studio arts is the #23 most popular major in Tennessee. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.8% of all the fine arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking, we looked at 7 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.
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 Tennessee
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
University of Memphis has taken the #1 spot in this year's fine & studio arts ranking for non-traditional students. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis. UofM also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Tennessee list, coming in at #3.
About 3.5% of UofM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,362 students at UofM that take at least one class online. 8,225 of UofM students are attending part time.
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population. Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Tennessee list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 7,472 students at Middle Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. About 5,576 of the students at Middle Tennessee State University are attending part time.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Chattanooga, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Tennessee ranking.
The student loan default rate at UT Chattanooga is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,689 students at UT Chattanooga that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,757 part time students in attendance at UT Chattanooga.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population. UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Tennessee list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 12,626 students at UT Knoxville that take at least one class online. About 3,889 of the students at UT Knoxville are attending part time.
Tennessee Technological University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Tennessee Tech University also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Tennessee list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 6,609 students at Tennessee Tech University that take at least one class online. 1,966 of Tennessee Tech University students are attending part time.
East Tennessee State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Tennessee ranking.
About 2.5% of ETSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,872 students at ETSU that take at least one class online. About 3,024 of the students at ETSU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Austin Peay State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Austin Peay State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Tennessee list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.4%. There are approximately 3,473 students at Austin Peay State University that take at least one class online. 3,684 students are part time.
Fine & Studio Arts Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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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 436 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, fine & studio arts is the #23 most popular major in Tennessee. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.8% of all the fine arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
