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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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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. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Montclair State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large 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.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 9,294 students at Montclair State that take at least one class online. About 4,724 of the students at Montclair State are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Montclair State University Report
Rowan University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Rowan is a fairly 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.
The student loan default rate at Rowan is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,269 students at Rowan that take at least one class online. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan 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 large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-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 large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.
About 3.1% of Kean students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. There are roughly 3,314 part time students in attendance at Kean.
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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 student loan default rate at William Paterson University is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,122 students take at least one class online at William Paterson University. 3,144 of William Paterson University students are attending 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 large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public college with a medium-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. 2,199 students are part time.
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.
About 0.7% of Ramapo College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,224 students take at least one class online at Ramapo College. 1,054 of Ramapo College students are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey
Our rankings recognize Monmouth University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large 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. There are roughly 808 part time students in attendance at Monmouth.
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 college 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.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 672 students take at least one class online at Rider. There are roughly 898 part time students in attendance at Rider.
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