2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Alabama
9Colleges
1,108Bachelor's Degrees
$26,729Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in Alabama with 1,108 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Alabama ranking looked at 9 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.
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2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Alabama
The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
The University of Alabama tops the 2021 list of our schools in Alabama that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UA has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Alabama ranking.
The student loan default rate at UA is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,339 students take at least one class online at UA. 6,421 students are part time.
Auburn University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population. Auburn also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Alabama list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 11,718 students at Auburn that take at least one class online. About 5,257 of the students at Auburn are attending part time.
University of Alabama at Birmingham earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UAB has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Alabama ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 8,202 students at UAB that take at least one class online. 7,363 of UAB students are attending part time.
University of Montevallo landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Montevallo has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Alabama ranking.
The student loan default rate at Montevallo is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,087 students take at least one class online at Montevallo. There are roughly 507 part time students in attendance at Montevallo.
Athens State University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the fringe town of Athens, Athens State University is a public college with a small student population.
About 1.9% of Athens State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,673 students at Athens State University are exclusively online. 1,626 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Alabama. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence. UNA also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Alabama list, coming in at #6.
About 4.0% of UNA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,305 students at UNA are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,399 part time students in attendance at UNA.
University of South Alabama earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population. USA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Alabama list.
About 2.3% of USA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,252 students take at least one class online at USA. About 2,444 of the students at USA are attending part time.
Jacksonville State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Jacksonville State University has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Alabama ranking.
About 2.4% of Jacksonville State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,335 students at Jacksonville State University that take at least one class online. 2,811 of Jacksonville State University students are attending part time.
Troy University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a large student population. TROY not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Alabama list.
About 2.6% of TROY students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,465 students at TROY are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,321 part time students in attendance at TROY.
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).
Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in Alabama with 1,108 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
