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2021 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

29 Colleges
4,118 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,045 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsGeneral Visual & Performing Arts is the #94th most popular major in the country with 4,118 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.

For this year's Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a bachelor's in visual arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general visual & performing 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 general visual & performing arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida has taken the #1 spot in this year's general visual & performing arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. About 11,205 of the students at UF are attending part time.

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George Mason University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts list.

About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.

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University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCF has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts ranking.

The student loan default rate at UCF is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. About 23,575 of the students at UCF are attending part time.

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

The student loan default rate at Mississippi State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,015 students take at least one class online at Mississippi State. About 4,224 of the students at Mississippi State are attending part time.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

The student loan default rate at UW - Whitewater is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,785 students at UW - Whitewater that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,457 part time students in attendance at UW - Whitewater.

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Longwood University
Farmville, VA

Longwood University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Longwood is a small public school located in the remote town of Farmville.

About 1.6% of Longwood students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 904 of Longwood students are exclusively distance learners. 1,338 students are part time.

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Champlain College
Burlington, VT

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Champlain College. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 1,570 of Champlain students are attending part time.

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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the city of University Park. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts ranking.

About 0.0% of Penn State University Park students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.

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Grand Canyon University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

The student loan default rate at Grand Canyon University is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 79,865 of Grand Canyon University students are exclusively distance learners. About 80,777 of the students at Grand Canyon University are attending part time.

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SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY

Our rankings recognize SUNY Oneonta as the #10 school in this year's rankings. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 3,933 students take at least one class online at SUNY Oneonta. 513 students are part time.

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General Visual & Performing Arts by Region

View the best for non-traditional students General Visual & Performing Arts colleges in a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
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Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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General Visual & Performing 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 25 schools only.

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