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Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual & performing arts was ranked 7th in Florida. In fact, 5,661 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 5.9% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida 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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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.
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying visual & performing arts.
Florida State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Florida that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Florida list.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. 8,311 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Florida ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.
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University of Central Florida earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCF has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Florida ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. 23,575 of UCF students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of South Florida - Main Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Florida ranking.
About 1.2% of USF Tampa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,899 students take at least one class online at USF Tampa. There are roughly 13,938 part time students in attendance at USF Tampa.
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Our rankings recognize University of Miami as the #5 school in this year's rankings. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U Miami has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Florida ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 7,899 students at U Miami that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,358 part time students in attendance at U Miami.
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Florida International University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
About 2.0% of FIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,632 students at FIU that take at least one class online. About 22,664 of the students at FIU are attending part time.
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University of North Florida comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNF also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Florida list, coming in at #9.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 9,525 students take at least one class online at UNF. There are roughly 5,162 part time students in attendance at UNF.
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Florida Atlantic University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.4% of FAU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,436 students at FAU that take at least one class online. 11,860 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida Gulf Coast University. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.3% of FGCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,017 students at FGCU that take at least one class online. 3,843 students are part time.
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The University of West Florida landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UWF is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 6,498 of UWF students are exclusively distance learners. 6,461 of UWF students are attending part time.
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