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This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking looked at 21 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.
University of Utah tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U of U has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. About 7,185 of the students at U of U are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Utah Report
Brigham Young University - Provo earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo. As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.4% of BYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. About 4,504 of the students at BYU are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Brigham Young University - Provo Report
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population. CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at CU - Boulder is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,299 students at CU - Boulder that take at least one class online. 7,631 students are part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Colorado Boulder
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,180 students at Colorado State that take at least one class online. About 9,631 of the students at Colorado State are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report
University of Northern Colorado earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley. University of Northern Colorado also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at University of Northern Colorado is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,583 students take at least one class online at University of Northern Colorado. 3,468 of University of Northern Colorado students are attending part time.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population. CU Anschutz not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 0.9% of CU Anschutz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,659 students at CU Anschutz that take at least one class online. 11,636 of CU Anschutz students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report
Metropolitan State University of Denver comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. There are approximately 8,148 students at MSU Denver that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,163 part time students in attendance at MSU Denver.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Metropolitan State University of Denver
The University of Montana earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Missoula.
About 3.0% of UM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,583 students take at least one class online at UM. 3,141 of UM students are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Montana
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wyoming. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.9% of UW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,894 students at UW that take at least one class online. 2,493 of UW students are attending part time.
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Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
About 1.0% of BYU - I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 23,058 students at BYU - I are exclusively online. 26,387 students are part time.
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