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For this year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 32 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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The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has taken the #1 spot in this year's visual & performing arts ranking for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
University of Iowa comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. Iowa also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. 5,055 students are part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Iowa
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln. UNL also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. 3,376 of UNL students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Webster University. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Webster is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 2,428 students at Webster are exclusively online. 3,844 students are part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Webster University
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population. Mizzou also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. About 5,276 of the students at Mizzou are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Kansas landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence. KU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region list.
About 1.2% of KU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,364 students take at least one class online at KU. About 4,657 of the students at KU are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Kansas Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,213 students at North Dakota State University that take at least one class online. 2,437 of North Dakota State University students are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kearney.
The student loan default rate at UNK is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 2,457 of UNK students are exclusively distance learners. 2,176 of UNK students are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nebraska at Kearney
Lindenwood University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 3,030 students take at least one class online at Lindenwood University. There are roughly 2,413 part time students in attendance at Lindenwood University.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Lindenwood University Report
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Minnesota State University - Mankato. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 5,945 students at Minnesota State Mankato that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,872 part time students in attendance at Minnesota State Mankato.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report
