2021 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges
495Bachelor's Degrees
$28,862Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in visual arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general visual & performing arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general visual & performing arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying visual arts.
Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional general visual & performing arts students. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the small city of University Park. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All students are part time.
SUNY Oneonta earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta. SUNY Oneonta also made our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at SUNY Oneonta is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,933 students take at least one class online at SUNY Oneonta. About 513 of the students at SUNY Oneonta are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to SUNY New Paltz. SUNY New Paltz is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Paltz. SUNY New Paltz also made our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 2,808 students take at least one class online at SUNY New Paltz. About 1,022 of the students at SUNY New Paltz are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Stockton University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway. Stockton State also made our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 4,882 students at Stockton State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 967 part time students in attendance at Stockton State.
Our rankings recognize LIU Post as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. LIU Post also made our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 197 of LIU Post students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 7,217 part time students in attendance at LIU Post.
Temple University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Temple has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Temple is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,264 students at Temple that take at least one class online. About 4,634 of the students at Temple are attending part time.
Bloomfield College earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Bloomfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bloomfield. Bloomfield College also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 3.4% of Bloomfield College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 744 students take at least one class online at Bloomfield College. 83 students are part time.
General Visual & Performing Arts Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.
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).
