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2021 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Colleges
495 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,862 Avg Cost*

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

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

For this year's Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in visual arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general visual & performing 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 general visual & performing arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying visual arts.

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

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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional general visual & performing arts students. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the small city of University Park. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

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SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta. SUNY Oneonta also made our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #2.

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 of SUNY Oneonta students are attending part time.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Oneonta

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SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz, NY

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to SUNY New Paltz. SUNY New Paltz is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Paltz. SUNY New Paltz also made our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at SUNY New Paltz is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,808 students at SUNY New Paltz that take at least one class online. 1,022 of SUNY New Paltz students are attending part time.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY New Paltz Report

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Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

Our rankings recognize Stockton University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway. Stockton State also made our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #6.

About 1.8% of Stockton State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,882 students take at least one class online at Stockton State. There are roughly 967 part time students in attendance at Stockton State.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Stockton University

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LIU Post
Brookville, NY

Our rankings recognize LIU Post as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. LIU Post also made our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.

About 1.8% of LIU Post students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 197 students at LIU Post are exclusively online. There are roughly 7,217 part time students in attendance at LIU Post.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at LIU Post Report

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Temple has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Temple is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,264 students take at least one class online at Temple. 4,634 of Temple students are attending part time.

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Bloomfield College
Bloomfield, NJ

Bloomfield College earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Bloomfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield. Bloomfield College also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

About 3.4% of Bloomfield College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 744 students at Bloomfield College that take at least one class online. 83 of Bloomfield College students are attending part time.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Bloomfield College Report

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

Explore the best for non-traditional students general visual & performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 236
Pennsylvania 173
Maryland 27
New Jersey 104
District of Columbia 16

General Visual & Performing 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 7 schools only.

References

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