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In <nil>, 95,224 visual & performing arts students received their bachelor's degrees, making the major the 9th most popular in the country.
This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 413 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual & performing arts programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual & performing arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Check out the visual & performing arts programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
The New School has taken the #1 spot in this year's visual & performing arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. New School University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list.
About 2.1% of New School University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,293 students take at least one class online at New School University. 1,257 of New School University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Rutgers University - New Brunswick as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Southern California as the #3 school in this year's rankings. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts ranking.
The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Florida State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. Florida State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. 8,311 students are part time.
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University of Utah earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City. U of U excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list.
The student loan default rate at U of U is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. About 7,185 of the students at U of U are attending part time.
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New York University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, NYU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. There are roughly 8,829 part time students in attendance at NYU.
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Illinois State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal. Illinois State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. 2,500 of Illinois State students are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GMU also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts ranking.
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. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.
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Indiana University - Bloomington comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at IU Bloomington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. About 5,256 of the students at IU Bloomington are attending part time.
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Emerson College landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Emerson also did well on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.5% of Emerson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 889 students at Emerson are exclusively online. 562 of Emerson students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Virginia Commonwealth University as the #11 school in this year's rankings. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, VCU also did well on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. 5,055 of VCU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population. UF excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list.
About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. 11,205 students are part time.
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The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population. UNLV also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 1.5% of UNLV students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,438 students at UNLV that take at least one class online. 8,226 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Columbia University in the City of New York as the #14 school in this year's rankings. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts ranking.
The student loan default rate at Columbia is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. 4,854 students are part time.
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Belmont University earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Belmont also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts ranking.
The student loan default rate at Belmont is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,251 students at Belmont that take at least one class online. 677 of Belmont students are attending part time.
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The #16 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Francisco State University. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. 6,034 of SFSU students are attending part time.
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University of Houston landed the #17 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts ranking.
About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. 13,663 of UH students are attending part time.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #18 in this year's ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
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Columbia College Chicago earned the #19 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Columbia also did well on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.8% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,283 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. About 414 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.
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Academy of Art University comes in at #20 in this year's ranking. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
The student loan default rate at Academy of Art University is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 4,441 students at Academy of Art University are exclusively online. 3,981 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Fashion Institute of Technology as the #21 school in this year's rankings. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, FIT SUNY also did well on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 2,847 students take at least one class online at FIT SUNY. About 1,095 of the students at FIT SUNY are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Purchase College as the #22 school in this year's rankings. Purchase College is a small public school located in the suburb of Purchase. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purchase College also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts ranking.
The student loan default rate at Purchase College is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,516 students take at least one class online at Purchase College. 308 of Purchase College students are attending part time.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #23 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list.
The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.
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California State University - Fullerton earned the #24 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.
About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.
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The #25 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population. CSULB excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts list.
About 0.8% of CSULB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.
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