2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income Over $110k) in Maryland

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 Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Maryland, there were 706 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,950 and $30,449 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,858 and $15,601 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio 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 Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cecil College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in North East, Maryland, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

Cecil College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Cecil College is $8,085 for maryland associate degree fine arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$7,886 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harford Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bel Air, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

Harford Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” list. It costs about $7,886 for Maryland Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Harford Community College.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income Over $110k)

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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