2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 83 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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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2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the visual & performing arts programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 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 school with a fairly large student population. New School University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at New School University is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,293 students take at least one class online at New School University. There are roughly 1,257 part time students in attendance at New School University.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.
New York University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NYU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 0.8% of NYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. About 8,829 of the students at NYU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Columbia University in the City of New York as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. About 4,854 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.
Fashion Institute of Technology earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York. FIT SUNY also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at FIT SUNY is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,847 students at FIT SUNY that take at least one class online. 1,095 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Purchase College. Purchase College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Purchase. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Purchase College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 2.9% of Purchase College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,516 students take at least one class online at Purchase College. 308 of Purchase College students are attending part time.
Towson University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Towson is a large public school located in the small city of Towson.
About 1.7% of Towson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,258 students take at least one class online at Towson. 4,337 of Towson students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Syracuse University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Syracuse also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.1% of Syracuse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,812 students take at least one class online at Syracuse. 3,491 students are part time.
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the city of University Park. Penn State University Park 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to West Chester University of Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 4,464 students at WCUPA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,854 part time students in attendance at WCUPA.
Temple University landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia. Temple also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 1.3% of Temple students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,264 students at Temple that take at least one class online. 4,634 of Temple students are attending part time.
Montclair State University landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 9,294 students at Montclair State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,724 part time students in attendance at Montclair State.
Here are some additional great schools for Middle Atlantic Region non-traditional students studying Visual & Performing Arts that almost earned our Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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).
