2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Kentucky
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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in Kentucky with 917 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Kentucky ranking, we looked at 7 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.
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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University of Kentucky tops the 2021 list of our schools in Kentucky that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UK has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Kentucky ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 8,399 students at UK that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,117 part time students in attendance at UK.
University of Louisville landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Kentucky ranking.
About 1.7% of UofL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,578 students take at least one class online at UofL. 6,267 of UofL students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Murray State University. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray. Murray State also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Kentucky list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. Approximately 2,506 students take at least one class online at Murray State. 2,929 of Murray State students are attending part time.
Northern Kentucky University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights. NKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Kentucky list.
The student loan default rate at NKU is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. 6,629 students at NKU are exclusively online. 7,069 of NKU students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Kentucky University. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green. WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Kentucky list.
The student loan default rate at WKU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,291 students at WKU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,635 part time students in attendance at WKU.
Morehead State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Morehead. Morehead State University also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Kentucky list, coming in at #6.
About 2.4% of Morehead State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,653 students take at least one class online at Morehead State University. About 4,015 of the students at Morehead State University are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Eastern Kentucky University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population. Eastern not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Kentucky list.
The student loan default rate at Eastern is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,888 students take at least one class online at Eastern. 4,026 of Eastern students are attending part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in Kentucky with 917 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
