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General Visual & Performing Arts is the #94th most popular major in the country with 4,118 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
For this year's Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a bachelor's in visual arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general visual & performing 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 general visual & performing arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The visual arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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.
The following schools top our list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
University of Florida has taken the #1 spot in this year's general visual & performing arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.
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George Mason University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts list.
About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 students are part time.
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University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCF has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. 23,575 students are part time.
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Mississippi State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 6,015 students take at least one class online at Mississippi State. There are roughly 4,224 part time students in attendance at Mississippi State.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.
About 1.0% of UW - Whitewater students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,785 students take at least one class online at UW - Whitewater. About 2,457 of the students at UW - Whitewater are attending part time.
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Longwood University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Longwood is a small public school located in the remote town of Farmville.
The student loan default rate at Longwood is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 904 of Longwood students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,338 part time students in attendance at Longwood.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Champlain College. Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Champlain is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 1,570 of Champlain students are attending part time.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the city of University Park. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All students are part time.
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Grand Canyon University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
The student loan default rate at Grand Canyon University is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 79,865 of Grand Canyon University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 80,777 part time students in attendance at Grand Canyon University.
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Our rankings recognize SUNY Oneonta as the #10 school in this year's rankings. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.
About 0.8% of SUNY Oneonta students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,933 students at SUNY Oneonta that take at least one class online. About 513 of the students at SUNY Oneonta are attending part time.
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