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

11 Colleges
2,364 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,378 Avg Cost*

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

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MichiganOut of the majors we analyze each year, visual & performing arts was ranked 10th in Michigan. In fact, 2,364 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 95,224 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.5% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking looked at 11 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.

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The visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students.

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2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

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

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

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has taken the #1 spot in this year's visual & performing arts ranking for non-traditional students. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Michigan list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 of U-M students are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wayne State University. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population. Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Michigan list.

About 1.5% of Wayne State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. 6,948 of Wayne State students are attending part time.

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Western Michigan University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population. WMU also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Michigan rankings.

About 2.0% of WMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,416 students at WMU that take at least one class online. 5,241 of WMU students are attending part time.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population. Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Michigan rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Grand Valley State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale. GVSU also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Michigan rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,880 part time students in attendance at GVSU.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oakland University. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Oakland has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Michigan ranking.

The student loan default rate at Oakland is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,601 students at Oakland that take at least one class online. 4,372 of Oakland students are attending part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Michigan University. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 8,247 students take at least one class online at Eastern Michigan. 5,430 of Eastern Michigan students are attending part time.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Michigan ranking.

The student loan default rate at Central Michigan is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. About 3,991 of the students at Central Michigan are attending part time.

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at Ferris is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,983 students at Ferris that take at least one class online. 3,072 students are part time.

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Northern Michigan University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 2,310 students at Northern Michigan University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,200 part time students in attendance at Northern Michigan University.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Michigan University

Best for Non-Traditional Students Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 3,472
Illinois 4,186
Indiana 1,752
Wisconsin 1,754

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