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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

68 Colleges
5,469 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,533 Avg Cost*

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

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

This year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 68 colleges that offer a bachelor's in fine arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine & studio arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine & studio arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

Check out the fine arts programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

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

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University of Virginia - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional fine & studio arts students. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Virginia has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,758 part time students in attendance at University of Virginia.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UF has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. 11,205 students are part time.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Our rankings recognize James Madison University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JMU has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. About 2,328 of the students at JMU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Florida Atlantic University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 1.4% of FAU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,436 students take at least one class online at FAU. 11,860 students are part time.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida State University. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Georgia as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens. UGA also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 6,742 students take at least one class online at UGA. 4,437 of UGA students are attending part time.

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University of North Florida landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.

About 1.2% of UNF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,525 students at UNF that take at least one class online. About 5,162 of the students at UNF are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Alabama as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population. UA also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region rankings.

About 1.2% of UA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,339 students at UA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,421 part time students in attendance at UA.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Louisville. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville. UofL excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region list.

About 1.7% of UofL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,578 students take at least one class online at UofL. 6,267 of UofL students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Virginia Commonwealth University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, VCU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region list.

About 0.9% of VCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. 5,055 of VCU students are attending part time.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Southeast Region non-traditional students studying Fine Arts that almost earned our Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
12 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
13 Radford University Radford, VA

Best for Non-Traditional Students Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students fine & studio arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,220
Georgia 823
Tennessee 416
North Carolina 644
Virginia 640
South Carolina 333
Kentucky 351
Alabama 361
Louisiana 334
Mississippi 85
Arkansas 204
West Virginia 116

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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