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For this year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 31 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.
The visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Emerson College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Emerson not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the New England Region list.
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 students are part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Boston U also did well on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the New England Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Boston U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. 7,057 of Boston U students are attending part time.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 0.9% of WIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 737 students at WIT that take at least one class online. 384 students are part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Rhode Island. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.
About 1.5% of URI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,504 students take at least one class online at URI. 2,982 students are part time.
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Lesley University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 779 of Lesley students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 2,071 part time students in attendance at Lesley.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 1,514 of UMass Dartmouth students are exclusively distance learners. 2,061 students are part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 11,648 students take at least one class online at UCONN. 3,257 students are part time.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.
About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,355 part time students in attendance at UNH.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.
About 0.8% of UMass Lowell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,042 of UMass Lowell students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 5,980 part time students in attendance at UMass Lowell.
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