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

10 Colleges
561 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,370 Avg Cost*

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

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MichiganWith 561 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, fine & studio arts is the #30 most popular major in Michigan. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.3% 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 Michigan ranking, we looked at 10 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 Michigan

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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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional fine & studio arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan ranking.

The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Our rankings recognize Michigan State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing. Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. 6,517 students are part time.

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Wayne State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan ranking.

The student loan default rate at Wayne State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 13,128 students take at least one class online at Wayne State. 6,948 students are part time.

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids. Ferris also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan rankings.

The student loan default rate at Ferris is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,983 students at Ferris that take at least one class online. 3,072 students are part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Eastern Michigan has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan ranking.

About 2.3% of Eastern Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,247 students at Eastern Michigan that take at least one class online. 5,430 students are part time.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Our rankings recognize Oakland University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Oakland has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan ranking.

About 1.2% of Oakland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,601 students take at least one class online at Oakland. 4,372 students are part time.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Oakland University Report

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Michigan University. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Northern Michigan University is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,310 students take at least one class online at Northern Michigan University. 1,200 students are part time.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Michigan University Report

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Grand Valley State University. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, GVSU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan ranking.

About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. 3,880 students are part time.

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Western Michigan University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo. WMU also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan rankings.

The student loan default rate at WMU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 10,416 students take at least one class online at WMU. There are roughly 5,241 part time students in attendance at WMU.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan ranking.

About 1.2% of Central Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. 3,991 students are part time.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Central Michigan University Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 784
Illinois 1,222
Indiana 579
Wisconsin 531

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

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 10 schools only.

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