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Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual & performing arts was ranked 9th in New Jersey. In fact, 1,835 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 95,224 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.9% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking looked at 14 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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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying visual & performing arts.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick tops the 2021 list of our schools in New Jersey that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Jersey ranking.
The student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
Montclair State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montclair State, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Jersey ranking.
About 1.5% of Montclair State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,294 students take at least one class online at Montclair State. 4,724 of Montclair State students are attending part time.
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Rowan University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro. Rowan also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Jersey rankings.
About 1.9% of Rowan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. 3,878 of Rowan students are attending part time.
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The College of New Jersey landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCNJ, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Jersey ranking.
The student loan default rate at TCNJ is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. 570 students are part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The College of New Jersey
Kean University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 1,503 students at Kean that take at least one class online. 3,314 of Kean students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Kean University Report
William Paterson University of New Jersey comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. There are approximately 3,122 students at William Paterson University that take at least one class online. 3,144 students are part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report
New Jersey City University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 4.2% of NJCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,077 students at NJCU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,199 part time students in attendance at NJCU.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at New Jersey City University Report
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ramapo College of New Jersey. Ramapo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mahwah. Ramapo College also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Jersey list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 3,224 students at Ramapo College that take at least one class online. 1,054 of Ramapo College students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey Report
Our rankings recognize Monmouth University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch. Monmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Jersey list.
About 1.7% of Monmouth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,584 students at Monmouth that take at least one class online. About 808 of the students at Monmouth are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Monmouth University Report
Our rankings recognize Rider University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Rider did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Jersey list.
About 1.3% of Rider students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 672 students take at least one class online at Rider. 898 of Rider students are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Rider University
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