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Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 3,958 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 4.2% of all the visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer a bachelor's in visual & performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual & performing arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual & performing arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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.
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 colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying visual & performing arts.
Illinois State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population. Illinois State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,500 part time students in attendance at Illinois State.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Illinois State University
Our rankings recognize Columbia College Chicago as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. Columbia also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois rankings.
The student loan default rate at Columbia is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,283 students take at least one class online at Columbia. 414 students are part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Columbia College Chicago
DePaul University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois ranking.
The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. 3,547 of DePaul students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign. UIUC also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Northern Illinois University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 2.1% of NIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,345 part time students in attendance at NIU.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Illinois University
Our rankings recognize Western Illinois University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
The student loan default rate at WIU is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,203 students take at least one class online at WIU. 1,874 students are part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Western Illinois University
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population. UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. 5,712 students are part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at SIUE is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,500 students at SIUE that take at least one class online. 3,603 of SIUE students are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Illinois University. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
The student loan default rate at EIU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,449 students at EIU that take at least one class online. 3,894 students are part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Illinois University
Millikin University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Millikin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Decatur.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.3%. There are approximately 839 students at Millikin that take at least one class online. 151 students are part time.
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