2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York
17
Colleges
2,636
Bachelor's Degrees
$34,841
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Design & Applied Arts is the #15 most popular major in New York with 2,636 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 19,864 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 13.3% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer a bachelor's in design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great design & applied arts programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the design & applied arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Design & Applied Arts Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Design Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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.
Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Featured Design & Applied Arts Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
AA in Digital Photography
Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn More
BA in Digital Photography
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn More
2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New York
Check out the design programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Fashion Institute of Technology tops the 2021 list of our schools in New York that are best for non-traditional design & applied arts students. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York. FIT SUNY also made our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in New York list, coming in at #2.
About 1.2% of FIT SUNY students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,847 students at FIT SUNY that take at least one class online. About 1,095 of the students at FIT SUNY are attending part time.
Read More…
The New School landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. New School University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in New York list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. There are approximately 5,293 students at New School University that take at least one class online. About 1,257 of the students at New School University are attending part time.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at The New School
Our rankings recognize Syracuse University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in New York ranking.
About 1.1% of Syracuse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,491 part time students in attendance at Syracuse.
Read More…
Rochester Institute of Technology comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, RIT has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in New York ranking.
The student loan default rate at RIT is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,961 students take at least one class online at RIT. 1,867 students are part time.
Full Design & Applied Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology Report
The College of Saint Rose comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Saint Rose also made our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in New York list, coming in at #7.
About 2.1% of Saint Rose students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,383 students at Saint Rose that take at least one class online. 1,002 of Saint Rose students are attending part time.
Full Design & Applied Arts at The College of Saint Rose Report
Marist College earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marist, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in New York ranking.
About 1.1% of Marist students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,703 students take at least one class online at Marist. 1,103 of Marist students are attending part time.
Full Design & Applied Arts at Marist College Report
Our rankings recognize Cazenovia College as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Cazenovia, Cazenovia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The student loan default rate at Cazenovia is lower than is typical, just 3.5% of students default in three years. There are roughly 157 part time students in attendance at Cazenovia.
Read More…
Our rankings recognize Russell Sage College as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Russel Sage is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 838 students take at least one class online at Russel Sage. 740 of Russel Sage students are attending part time.
Read More…
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Farmingdale State College. Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.3% of SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,982 students take at least one class online at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale. There are roughly 2,007 part time students in attendance at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Farmingdale State College
Our rankings recognize New York Institute of Technology as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 1,344 students at NYIT that take at least one class online. About 879 of the students at NYIT are attending part time.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at New York Institute of Technology
college factual
