2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 22 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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Iowa tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional fine & studio arts students. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population. Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Iowa
Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Twin Cities as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population. UNK not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.7% of UNK students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,457 of UNK students are exclusively distance learners. 2,176 students are part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Nebraska at Kearney Report
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fort Hays State University. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.
The student loan default rate at FHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 6,600 of FHSU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,687 part time students in attendance at FHSU.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Missouri - Columbia. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia. Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at Mizzou is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. About 5,276 of the students at Mizzou are attending part time.
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Webster University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
About 1.1% of Webster students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,428 students at Webster are exclusively online. About 3,844 of the students at Webster are attending part time.
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University of Northern Iowa earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. UNI also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UNI is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,212 students at UNI that take at least one class online. About 1,478 of the students at UNI are attending part time.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Northern Iowa
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. Approximately 8,191 students take at least one class online at UNOMAHA. 4,328 students are part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Missouri - St Louis. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
About 1.3% of UMSL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,183 students take at least one class online at UMSL. There are roughly 9,899 part time students in attendance at UMSL.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Missouri - St Louis
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Minnesota State University - Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 5,945 students take at least one class online at Minnesota State Mankato. 3,872 students are part time.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report
