2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Maryland

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Maryland” 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 Maryland, there were 291 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,858 and $15,601 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine arts programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland associate degree fine arts students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Maryland

#1

Cecil College

North East, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$8,085 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Cecil College landed the #1 spot on the list. Cecil College is a small public school situated in North East, Maryland. It awarded 13 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Cecil College also made our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Cecil College is $8,085 for maryland associate degree fine arts students.

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#2

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$7,886 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harford Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland list. Harford Community College is located in Bel Air, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

Harford Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The yearly cost to attend Harford Community College is $7,886 for Maryland Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

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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.

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

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