2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 96 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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.
More Ways to Rank Visual & Performing Arts Schools
The visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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.
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Florida State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population. Florida State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region rankings.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. 8,311 of Florida State students are attending part time.
George Mason University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. GMU also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population. VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,039 students at VCU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at VCU.
University of Florida earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville. UF not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. About 11,205 of the students at UF are attending part time.
Belmont University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville. Belmont also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
About 0.6% of Belmont students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,251 students take at least one class online at Belmont. 677 of Belmont students are attending part time.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population. University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. 2,758 of University of Virginia students are attending part time.
James Madison University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, JMU also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. There are roughly 2,328 part time students in attendance at JMU.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
About 2.7% of UNC Greensboro students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,689 students take at least one class online at UNC Greensboro. There are roughly 4,738 part time students in attendance at UNC Greensboro.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Middle Tennessee State University. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.
About 2.3% of Middle Tennessee State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,472 students at Middle Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. 5,576 students are part time.
University of Central Florida earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population. UCF excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region list.
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. About 23,575 of the students at UCF are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Louisiana State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 15,086 students at Louisiana State University that take at least one class online. 5,959 of Louisiana State University students are attending part time.
University of Georgia landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 6,742 students take at least one class online at UGA. There are roughly 4,437 part time students in attendance at UGA.
The University of Alabama comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa. UA excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 9,339 students at UA that take at least one class online. 6,421 of UA students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Virginia Tech as the #14 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. 2,831 of Virginia Tech students are attending part time.
Here are some additional great schools for Southeast Region non-traditional students studying Visual & Performing Arts that almost earned our Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.
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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