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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

290 Colleges
24,429 Bachelor's Degrees
$35,282 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsFine & Studio Arts is the #22nd most popular major in the country with 24,429 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.

This year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 290 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine & studio arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the fine & studio arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 25 Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Columbia University in the City of New York has taken the #1 spot in this year's fine & studio arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.

The student loan default rate at Columbia is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. 4,854 of Columbia students are attending part time.

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Cornell University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. There are roughly 574 part time students in attendance at Cornell.

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Our rankings recognize University of Virginia - Main Campus as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population. University of Virginia also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list, coming in at #7.

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. 2,758 students are part time.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.

About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. About 1,455 of the students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are attending part time.

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University of Southern California earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.

About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population. UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.

About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize San Jose State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, San Jose State also did well on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 of San Jose State students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Indiana University - Bloomington as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.

About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. About 5,256 of the students at IU Bloomington are attending part time.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population. Iowa excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. 5,055 of Iowa students are attending part time.

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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton. Cal State Fullerton also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

The student loan default rate at Cal State Fullerton is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Madison as the #12 school in this year's rankings. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 students are part time.

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Towson University
Towson, MD

The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Towson University. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a large student population. Towson excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.

About 1.7% of Towson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,258 students at Towson that take at least one class online. 4,337 of Towson students are attending part time.

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New York University
New York, NY

New York University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. NYU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. About 8,829 of the students at NYU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #15 school in this year's rankings. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. UCLA also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Michigan - Ann Arbor as the #16 school in this year's rankings. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, U-M also did well on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.

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Southern Methodist University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas. SMU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. About 3,019 of the students at SMU are attending part time.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities earned the #18 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts 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. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.

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University of Houston landed the #19 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population. UH also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

The student loan default rate at UH is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. There are roughly 13,663 part time students in attendance at UH.

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The #20 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin. UT Austin excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. 3,479 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska at Kearney as the #21 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UNK is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.

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 students are part time.

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The College of New Jersey landed the #22 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing. TCNJ excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. About 570 of the students at TCNJ are attending part time.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida earned the #23 spot in our 2021 rankings. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UF also did well on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.

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University of California - Berkeley comes in at #24 in this year's ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.

The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University earned the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, JMU also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. 2,328 of JMU students are attending part time.

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Rest of the Top Schools for Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying Fine Arts that almost earned our Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.

Rank College Location
44 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
45 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
46 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA
47 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
48 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
49 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
50 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
51 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
52 California State University - Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
53 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
54 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
55 Boston University Boston, MA
56 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
57 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
58 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA

Fine & Studio Arts by Region

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Region
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New England
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Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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