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2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina

5 Colleges
529 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,772 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North CarolinaWith 529 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, design & applied arts is the #28 most popular major in North Carolina. This means that of the 19,864 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.7% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality design & applied arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the design & applied arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying design.

Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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North Carolina State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in North Carolina that are best for non-traditional design & applied arts students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh. NC State also made our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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. About 7,732 of the students at NC State are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Appalachian State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Appalachian State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in North Carolina rankings.

About 1.3% of Appalachian State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,639 students at Appalachian State that take at least one class online. About 2,303 of the students at Appalachian State are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Greensboro. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied 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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Meredith College
Raleigh, NC

Meredith College landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Raleigh. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Meredith, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in North Carolina ranking.

The student loan default rate at Meredith is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. About 210 of the students at Meredith are attending part time.

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North Carolina A & T State University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. NC A&T is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in North Carolina ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.8%. There are approximately 5,968 students at NC A&T that take at least one class online. 2,086 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 707
Georgia 1,028
Tennessee 208
Virginia 635
South Carolina 224
Kentucky 64
Alabama 196
Louisiana 50
Mississippi 25
Arkansas 216
West Virginia 106

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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