2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

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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.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine 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 fine arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

Northampton County Area Community College

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$9,053 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania associate degree fine arts students with aid list, Northampton Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northampton Community College is $9,053 for pennsylvania associate degree fine arts students with aid.

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#2

Delaware County Community College

Media, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$11,597 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Delaware County Community College is a public institution located in Media, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delaware County Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $11,597 for pennsylvania associate degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Delaware County Community College.

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#3

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$25,794 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Penn College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Penn College is $25,794 for pennsylvania associate degree fine arts students with aid.

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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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