2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 466 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 32 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in fine arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine 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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The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Northampton County Area Community College

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$7,556 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northampton County Area Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northampton County Area Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northampton Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northampton County Area Community College is $7,556 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fine Arts at Northampton County Area Community College

#2

Delaware County Community College

Media, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$9,083 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Media, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Delaware County Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $9,083 for pennsylvania associate degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Delaware County Community College.

Read more about Fine Arts at Delaware County Community College

#3

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$22,255 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Penn College is $22,255 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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