2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Digital Arts is the 259th most popular major in the country with 3,022 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 556 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 214 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in digital arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent digital arts programs, but they also 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 digital arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Digital Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Queensborough Community College

Bayside, New York

#1 in overall quality

$5,050 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Queensborough Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bayside, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s art and technology degrees to 89 students in 2019-2020.

QCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Queensborough Community College is $5,050 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Art & Technology students with aid.

Full QCC Digital Arts Report

#2

Suffolk County Community College

Selden, New York

#2 in overall quality

$5,533 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified associates’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College also made our “Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Art & Technology students with aid.

Read full report on Digital Arts at Suffolk County Community College

#3

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York

#3 in overall quality

$6,304 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Genesee Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Batavia, New York, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s art and technology students in 2019-2020.

GCC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $6,304 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Art & Technology students with aid per year to attend Genesee Community College.

Full GCC Digital Arts Report

#4

Mohawk Valley Community College

Utica, New York

#4 in overall quality

$7,722 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mohawk Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Utica, New York, and it awarded 8 associates’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

MVCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,722 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Art & Technology students with aid per year to attend MVCC.

Read full report on Digital Arts at Mohawk Valley Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (With Aid)

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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