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For this year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has taken the #1 spot in this year's visual & performing arts ranking for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. 13,655 students are part time.
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University of Iowa comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City. Iowa also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. About 5,055 of the students at Iowa are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Iowa Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln. UNL also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. There are roughly 3,376 part time students in attendance at UNL.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Webster University. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Webster is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 2,428 students at Webster are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,844 part time students in attendance at Webster.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population. Mizzou also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Mizzou is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. About 5,276 of the students at Mizzou are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia Report
University of Kansas landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence. KU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at KU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,364 students at KU that take at least one class online. 4,657 of KU students are attending part time.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Kansas Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 5,213 students at North Dakota State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,437 part time students in attendance at North Dakota State University.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kearney.
About 0.7% of UNK students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,457 students at UNK are exclusively online. 2,176 of UNK students are attending part time.
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Lindenwood University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Lindenwood University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,030 students take at least one class online at Lindenwood University. About 2,413 of the students at Lindenwood University are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Minnesota State University - Mankato. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.2% of Minnesota State Mankato students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,945 students at Minnesota State Mankato that take at least one class online. 3,872 students are part time.
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