2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Design & Applied Arts is the 34th most popular major in the country with 36,854 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,542 and had an average of $27,114 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 7,328 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,202 and $27,301 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,224 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in design and applied arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality design and applied arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the design and applied arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree design students.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend County College of Morris. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. County College of Morris is a public institution located in Randolph, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at County College of Morris, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $9,173 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Design students per year to attend County College of Morris.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 64 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monroe Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Monroe Community College is $6,830 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harford Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Harford Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bel Air, Maryland that handed out 29 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harford Community College, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,886 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Design students per year to attend Harford Community College.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Finger Lakes Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Canandaigua, New York that handed out 17 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
Finger Lakes Community College also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $9,543 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students per year to attend Finger Lakes Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 46 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2019-2020.
Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $4,594 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students per year to attend Nassau Community College.
Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fashion Institute of Technology is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 838 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FIT SUNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Fashion Institute of Technology is $10,523 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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LaGuardia Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Long Island City, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree design students list, LaGuardia has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $6,766 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Design students per year to attend LaGuardia.
Suffolk County Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
Suffolk County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students.
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Brookdale Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lincroft, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
Brookdale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Brookdale Community College is $9,156 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students.
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Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mohawk Valley Community College is located in Utica, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
MVCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MVCC is $7,722 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Design students.
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Adirondack Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. SUNY Adirondack is a small school located in Queensbury, New York that handed out 32 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Adirondack also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $8,558 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students per year to attend Adirondack Community College.
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Community College of Baltimore County came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. CCBC is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 14 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
CCBC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Baltimore County is $8,242 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students.
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Hostos Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hostos Community College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
Hostos did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $5,262 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Design students per year to attend Hostos.
Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 31 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree design students list, Northampton Community College has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northampton County Area Community College is $9,053 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Design students.
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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cal U is a medium-sized school located in California, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
Cal U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cal U is $18,154 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Design students.
Delaware County Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Media, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
Delaware County Community College also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend Delaware County Community College is $11,597 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students.
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Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North is a private for-profit institution located in Liverpool, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #24. It costs about $10,069 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students per year to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North.
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Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey, and it awarded 27 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park is $15,483 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students.
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Luzerne County Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Luzerne County Community College is $7,985 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Design students.
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With a ranking of #20, Onondaga Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. OCC is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCC, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OCC is $7,390 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students.
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Cecil College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in North East, Maryland, and it awarded 23 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Cecil College is $8,085 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Design students.
New York City College of Technology landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York City College of Technology is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
City Tech also took the #10 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $3,667 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students per year to attend New York City College of Technology.
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Harcum College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Harcum College is a small school located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree design students list, Harcum College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $23,588 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students per year to attend Harcum College.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of the District of Columbia ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of the District of Columbia is $15,894 for middle atlantic region associate degree design students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Delaware College of Art and Design landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Wilmington, Delaware, and it awarded 12 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree design students list, DCAD has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware College of Art and Design is $30,910 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Design students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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