2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
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Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 681 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, design & applied arts is the #29 most popular major in Virginia. This means that of the 19,864 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.4% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia ranking, we looked at 5 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 Virginia
Check out the design programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Virginia Tech has taken the #1 spot in this year's design & applied arts ranking for non-traditional students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Virginia list.
About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.
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Virginia Commonwealth University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond. VCU also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Virginia rankings.
The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,039 students at VCU that take at least one class online. 5,055 students are part time.
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Marymount University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Arlington. Marymount also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Virginia rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 1,541 students take at least one class online at Marymount. About 1,009 of the students at Marymount are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Radford University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Radford has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Virginia ranking.
The student loan default rate at Radford is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,017 students at Radford that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,252 part time students in attendance at Radford.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Liberty University. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Liberty University has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Virginia ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 79,906 of Liberty University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 41,876 part time students in attendance at Liberty University.
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