2021 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
3Colleges
500Bachelor's Degrees
$31,876Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 500 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, general visual & performing arts is the #79 most popular major in California. This means that of the 4,118 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 12.1% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 3 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.
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2021 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The following schools top our list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Azusa Pacific University tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional general visual & performing arts students. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa. Azusa Pacific also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in California rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 1,851 students at Azusa Pacific that take at least one class online. 2,771 students are part time.
California State University - San Marcos landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population. CSUSM also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in California rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 8,464 students at CSUSM that take at least one class online. 3,222 students are part time.
University of California - San Diego earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population. UCSD also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in California rankings.
About 0.6% of UCSD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. 1,605 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Visual Arts
One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, General Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 3 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 500 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, general visual & performing arts is the #79 most popular major in California. This means that of the 4,118 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 12.1% were from a college or university in the state.
