2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
7Colleges
580Bachelor's Degrees
$34,490Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 580 bachelor's degrees were awarded to fine & studio arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state. This means that 2.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine & studio arts programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine & studio arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's fine & studio arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population. 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 Virginia ranking.
About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. 2,758 of University of Virginia students are attending part time.
James Madison University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg. JMU also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Virginia list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. 2,328 of JMU students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population. VCU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Virginia list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. About 5,055 of the students at VCU are attending part time.
Radford University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford. Radford not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Virginia list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 4,017 students take at least one class online at Radford. About 2,252 of the students at Radford are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Virginia Tech as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. Virginia Tech also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Virginia list, coming in at #3.
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. 2,831 of Virginia Tech students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Old Dominion University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population. Old Dominion not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Virginia list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 9,358 of Old Dominion students are exclusively distance learners. About 7,868 of the students at Old Dominion are attending part time.
University of Mary Washington earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public school with a small student population. UMW also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Virginia list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 982 students take at least one class online at UMW. There are roughly 722 part time students in attendance at UMW.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 7 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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In <nil>, 580 bachelor's degrees were awarded to fine & studio arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state. This means that 2.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
