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For this year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 54 colleges that offer a bachelor's in visual & performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual & performing arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the visual & performing arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
University of Southern California has taken the #1 spot in this year's visual & performing arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region list.
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 students are part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern California Report
University of Nevada - Las Vegas earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.
About 1.5% of UNLV students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,438 students take at least one class online at UNLV. 8,226 students are part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report
San Francisco State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at SFSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,034 part time students in attendance at SFSU.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at San Francisco State University Report
Academy of Art University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 4,441 of Academy of Art University students are exclusively distance learners. 3,981 students are part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Academy of Art University
California State University - Fullerton earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 students are part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Fullerton Report
California State University - Long Beach comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 24,806 students at CSULB that take at least one class online. 8,046 of CSULB students are attending part time.
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Loyola Marymount University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Loyola Marymount also did well on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 4,981 students take at least one class online at Loyola Marymount. About 764 of the students at Loyola Marymount are attending part time.
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San Jose State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.
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Our rankings recognize San Diego State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. 5,452 students are part time.
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University of California - Los Angeles comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UCLA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.
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