2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 33 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.
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2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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 has taken the #1 spot in this year's design & applied arts ranking for non-traditional students. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York. FIT SUNY also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 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.
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Drexel University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Drexel has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Drexel is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. About 5,829 of the students at Drexel are attending part time.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Drexel University
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The New School. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. New School University also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 2.1% of New School University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,293 students at New School University that take at least one class online. 1,257 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Syracuse University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Syracuse also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. 3,491 students are part time.
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Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. RIT also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 9,961 students take at least one class online at RIT. 1,867 of RIT students are attending part time.
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Kean University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. There are roughly 3,314 part time students in attendance at Kean.
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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the fringe town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 2,703 students take at least one class online at Kutztown University. 1,325 students are part time.
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California University of Pennsylvania earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Cal U is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. 2,821 of Cal U students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 2,171 part time students in attendance at Cal U.
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The College of Saint Rose earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 1,383 students take at least one class online at Saint Rose. 1,002 students are part time.
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Marywood University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 884 students at Marywood that take at least one class online. 361 of Marywood students are attending part time.
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