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2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia

13 Colleges
2,580 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,743 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in VirginiaIn <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.

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2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying visual & performing arts.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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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.

The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. About 12,712 of the students at GMU are attending part time.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at George Mason University

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Virginia Commonwealth University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize 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. There are approximately 19,039 students at VCU that take at least one class online. About 5,055 of the students at VCU are attending part time.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

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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 school with a fairly large student population. University of Virginia also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia rankings.

About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,758 part time students in attendance at University of Virginia.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. JMU is a fairly 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.

About 0.8% of JMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. 2,328 of JMU students are attending part time.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at James Madison University Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very 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
Radford, VA

Radford University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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.

The student loan default rate at Radford is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 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.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Radford University

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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 college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Old Dominion is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 9,358 of Old Dominion students are exclusively distance learners. 7,868 of Old Dominion students are attending part time.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Old Dominion University Report

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Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the small 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 student loan default rate at Shenandoah is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,141 students take at least one class online at Shenandoah. There are roughly 1,334 part time students in attendance at Shenandoah.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Shenandoah University

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Longwood University
Farmville, VA

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.

About 1.6% of Longwood students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 904 students at Longwood are exclusively online. 1,338 of Longwood students are attending part time.

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University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

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 student loan default rate at UMW is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 982 students at UMW that take at least one class online. 722 students are part time.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Mary Washington

Best for Non-Traditional Students Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,522
Mississippi 432
Florida 5,296
Alabama 1,019
Georgia 3,360
Tennessee 2,286
West Virginia 347
South Carolina 1,157
Louisiana 928
Kentucky 894
Arkansas 723

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*Avg Cost is for the top 13 schools only.

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