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In <nil>, visual & performing arts students earned 2,580 bachelor's degrees from a Virginia school, making the subject the 9th in the state. This means that of the 95,224 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.7% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia ranking looked at 13 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.
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying visual & performing arts.
George Mason University has taken the #1 spot in this year's visual & performing arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, GMU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia ranking.
About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 students are part time.
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Virginia Commonwealth University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population. VCU also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia list, coming in at #1.
About 0.9% of VCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. 5,055 students are part time.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population. University of Virginia also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia rankings.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.
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James Madison University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia list.
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. 2,328 students are part time.
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Virginia Tech landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia list.
About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. About 2,831 of the students at Virginia Tech are attending part time.
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Radford University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford. Radford not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia list.
About 1.8% of Radford students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,017 students at Radford that take at least one class online. About 2,252 of the students at Radford are attending part time.
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Old Dominion University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.
About 1.7% of Old Dominion students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,358 of Old Dominion students are exclusively distance learners. About 7,868 of the students at Old Dominion are attending part time.
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Shenandoah University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shenandoah, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 1,141 students take at least one class online at Shenandoah. About 1,334 of the students at Shenandoah are attending part time.
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Longwood University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Farmville, Longwood is a public college with a small student population. Longwood did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia list.
The student loan default rate at Longwood is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 904 students at Longwood are exclusively online. About 1,338 of the students at Longwood are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Mary Washington as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 982 students take at least one class online at UMW. 722 of UMW students are attending part time.
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