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2,492
Bachelor's Degrees
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Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in North Carolina with 2,492 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 2.6% 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 North Carolina ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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.
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.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro tops the 2021 list of our schools in North Carolina that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina ranking.
About 2.7% of UNC Greensboro students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,689 students take at least one class online at UNC Greensboro. 4,738 of UNC Greensboro students are attending part time.
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Western Carolina University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee. WCU also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina rankings.
The student loan default rate at WCU is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. 2,712 students are part time.
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Appalachian State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Appalachian State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 10,639 students take at least one class online at Appalachian State. About 2,303 of the students at Appalachian State are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize North Carolina State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina ranking.
About 1.0% of NC State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. 7,732 of NC State students are attending part time.
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East Carolina University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina ranking.
About 1.7% of ECU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,522 students take at least one class online at ECU. 7,199 students are part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population. UNCW also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina rankings.
The student loan default rate at UNCW is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,583 students at UNCW that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,896 part time students in attendance at UNCW.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Charlotte. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte. UNC Charlotte also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at UNC Charlotte is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,634 students at UNC Charlotte that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,045 part time students in attendance at UNC Charlotte.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Asheville. UNCA is a small public school located in the city of Asheville.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. There are approximately 305 students at UNCA that take at least one class online. 428 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Catawba College as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury, Catawba is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 3.2% of Catawba students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 163 students at Catawba that take at least one class online. 99 of Catawba students are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Meredith College. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Raleigh.
About 0.7% of Meredith students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 210 students are part time.
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