2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 63 colleges that offer a bachelor's in visual & performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual & performing arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual & performing arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Illinois State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's visual & performing arts ranking for non-traditional students. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. 2,500 of Illinois State students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Indiana University - Bloomington as the #2 school in this year's rankings. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington. IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. 5,256 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Columbia College Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Columbia is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,283 students take at least one class online at Columbia. About 414 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Michigan - Ann Arbor as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population. U-M also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UC also did well on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.7% of UC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 17,465 students take at least one class online at UC. 10,255 of UC students are attending part time.
Ball State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Ball State is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,100 students at Ball State that take at least one class online. 6,060 of Ball State students are attending part time.
University of Wisconsin - Madison comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UW - Madison is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. There are roughly 4,683 part time students in attendance at UW - Madison.
DePaul University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. About 3,547 of the students at DePaul are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Ohio State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. About 8,459 of the students at Ohio State are attending part time.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region award.
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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