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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 754 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,842 and $31,603 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 45 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine and studio arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school. 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 Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 43 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list. It costs about $8,818 for Virginia Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Virginia Community College

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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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