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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York

13 Ranked Colleges
526 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 New York, there were 3,639 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,439 and $31,641 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 526 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $14,770 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking, we looked at 13 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York

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

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in New York

#1

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York. Garden City, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

Nassau Community College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $4,594 for new york associate degree fine arts students per year to attend Nassau Community College.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York. Borough of Manhattan Community College is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

BMCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Borough of Manhattan Community College is $5,158 for new york associate degree fine arts students.

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#3

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York list. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 65 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,523 for New York Associate Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend FIT SUNY.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#4

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York list. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 80 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

LaGuardia also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia is $6,766 for New York Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York list. This fairly large school is located in Bayside, New York, and it awarded 37 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at QCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $5,050 for new york associate degree fine arts students per year to attend Queensborough Community College.

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#6

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Onondaga Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

OCC also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Onondaga Community College is $7,390 for New York Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

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#7

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York list. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Monroe Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $6,830 for New York Associate Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Monroe Community College.

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#8

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Finger Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York list. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 8 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Finger Lakes Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Finger Lakes Community College is $9,543 for New York Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

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#9

Adirondack Community College

Queensbury, New York
#10 in overall quality

Adirondack Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Queensbury, New York, and it awarded 6 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Adirondack also took the #10 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $8,558 for New York Associate Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Adirondack Community College.

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#11 in overall quality

Mohawk Valley Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York ranking. Mohawk Valley Community College is a public institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MVCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $7,722 for New York Associate Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend MVCC.

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#11

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
#13 in overall quality

Genesee Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York list. GCC is a public institution located in Batavia, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GCC, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GCC is $6,304 for new york associate degree fine arts students.

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#12

Villa Maria College

Buffalo, New York
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Villa Maria College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

Villa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend Villa Maria College is $12,243 for new york associate degree fine arts students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#13

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#6 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in New York ranking. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pratt Institute is $45,571 for new york associate degree fine arts students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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

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