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This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking looked at 21 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
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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.
University of Utah tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U of U has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at U of U is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,378 students take at least one class online at U of U. 7,185 of U of U students are attending part time.
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Brigham Young University - Provo earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo. As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.4% of BYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. About 4,504 of the students at BYU are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Brigham Young University - Provo
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population. CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 24,299 students take at least one class online at CU - Boulder. There are roughly 7,631 part time students in attendance at CU - Boulder.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Colorado Boulder Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. 9,631 of Colorado State students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report
University of Northern Colorado earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Greeley. University of Northern Colorado also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
About 0.9% of University of Northern Colorado students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,583 students at University of Northern Colorado that take at least one class online. About 3,468 of the students at University of Northern Colorado are attending part time.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population. CU Anschutz not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 8,659 students at CU Anschutz that take at least one class online. 11,636 of CU Anschutz students are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Metropolitan State University of Denver comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at MSU Denver is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,148 students take at least one class online at MSU Denver. There are roughly 7,163 part time students in attendance at MSU Denver.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Metropolitan State University of Denver
The University of Montana earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Missoula.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. Approximately 2,583 students take at least one class online at UM. About 3,141 of the students at UM are attending part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Montana
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wyoming. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UW is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,894 students at UW that take at least one class online. 2,493 students are part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Wyoming Report
Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 23,058 students at BYU - I are exclusively online. About 26,387 of the students at BYU - I are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report
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