39
Colleges
10,974
Bachelor's Degrees
$35,442
Avg Cost*
In <nil>, visual & performing arts students earned 10,974 bachelor's degrees from a New York school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that of the 95,224 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 11.5% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking, we looked at 39 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying visual & performing arts.
The New School tops the 2021 list of our schools in New York that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, New School University has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New York ranking.
The student loan default rate at New School University is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,293 students at New School University that take at least one class online. 1,257 of New School University students are attending part time.
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New York University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. NYU also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New York list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at NYU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 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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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Columbia University in the City of New York. 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 offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New York 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. 4,854 of Columbia students are attending part time.
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Fashion Institute of Technology comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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 in New York list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 2,847 students at FIT SUNY that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,095 part time students in attendance at FIT SUNY.
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Our rankings recognize Purchase College as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Purchase College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Purchase. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purchase College, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New York ranking.
About 2.9% of Purchase College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,516 students at Purchase College that take at least one class online. 308 of Purchase College students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Syracuse University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Syracuse not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New York list.
About 1.1% of Syracuse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. 3,491 of Syracuse students are attending part time.
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Pace University - New York landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
The student loan default rate at Pace University is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,120 students at Pace University that take at least one class online. About 3,498 of the students at Pace University are attending part time.
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Rochester Institute of Technology earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 0.8% of RIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,961 students at RIT that take at least one class online. 1,867 of RIT students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Marymount Manhattan College as the #9 school in this year's rankings. MMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 2.0% of MMC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,366 students take at least one class online at MMC. 237 of MMC students are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Cornell University. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.
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