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This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking looked at 33 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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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying visual & performing arts.
University of Houston has taken the #1 spot in this year's visual & performing arts ranking for non-traditional students. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UH has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. There are roughly 13,663 part time students in attendance at UH.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Houston
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. 6,082 students are part time.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Our rankings recognize West Texas A&M University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 2.3% of West Texas A&M University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,736 students take at least one class online at West Texas A&M University. There are roughly 3,683 part time students in attendance at West Texas A&M University.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at West Texas A&M University
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. UT Austin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Texas Tech University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Texas Tech is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University Report
Our rankings recognize University of North Texas as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The student loan default rate at UNT is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. 12,105 of UNT students are attending part time.
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Arizona State University - Tempe earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. 8,480 of ASU - Tempe students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe Report
Texas A&M University - Commerce comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.
The student loan default rate at Texas A&M Commerce is lower than is typical, just 3.0% of students default in three years. 4,623 of Texas A&M Commerce students are exclusively distance learners. 4,873 of Texas A&M Commerce students are attending part time.
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Stephen F Austin State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a large student population.
About 2.1% of SFASU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,979 students at SFASU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,007 part time students in attendance at SFASU.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Stephen F Austin State University Report
University of Arizona comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson. University of Arizona also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #8.
About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. 12,642 of University of Arizona students are attending part time.
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