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Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in North Carolina with 2,492 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 2.6% 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 North Carolina ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual & performing arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the visual & performing arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro tops the 2021 list of our schools in North Carolina that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. There are approximately 10,689 students at UNC Greensboro that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,738 part time students in attendance at UNC Greensboro.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Western Carolina University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee. WCU also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina rankings.
The student loan default rate at WCU is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,568 students take at least one class online at WCU. 2,712 of WCU students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Western Carolina University Report
Appalachian State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population. Appalachian State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina list.
About 1.3% of Appalachian State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,639 students take at least one class online at Appalachian State. 2,303 students are part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Appalachian State University Report
Our rankings recognize North Carolina State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina ranking.
About 1.0% of NC State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,604 students at NC State that take at least one class online. 7,732 of NC State students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at North Carolina State University Report
East Carolina University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina ranking.
The student loan default rate at ECU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. About 7,199 of the students at ECU are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at East Carolina University Report
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNCW also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina rankings.
About 1.6% of UNCW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,583 students take at least one class online at UNCW. 4,896 students are part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Charlotte. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte. UNC Charlotte also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at UNC Charlotte is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. There are roughly 7,045 part time students in attendance at UNC Charlotte.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Asheville. UNCA is a small public school located in the city of Asheville.
About 2.7% of UNCA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 305 students take at least one class online at UNCA. About 428 of the students at UNCA are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina at Asheville Report
Our rankings recognize Catawba College as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Catawba is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 3.2% of Catawba students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 163 students at Catawba that take at least one class online. 99 of Catawba students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Catawba College Report
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Meredith College. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. About 210 of the students at Meredith are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Meredith College Report
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