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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

31 Colleges
3,962 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,052 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaIn <nil>, 3,962 bachelor's degrees were awarded to fine & studio arts students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 16.2% of all the fine arts bachelor's degrees in the country.

For this year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a bachelor's in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine & studio arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the fine & studio arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has taken the #1 spot in this year's fine & studio arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in California list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 1,455 of the students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are attending part time.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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University of Southern California earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize San Jose State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.

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4

California State University - Fullerton comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. There are roughly 10,634 part time students in attendance at Cal State Fullerton.

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University of California - Los Angeles earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population. UCLA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in California list.

The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Berkeley as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population. UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in California list.

The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 students are part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

About 0.8% of CSULB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. About 8,046 of the students at CSULB are attending part time.

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San Francisco State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 1.8% of SFSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. About 6,034 of the students at SFSU are attending part time.

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California State University - East Bay earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Northridge as the #10 school in this year's rankings. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 9,164 part time students in attendance at CSUN.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 390
Oregon 368
Nevada 97
Hawaii 111
Alaska 32

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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