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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Visual & Performing Arts is the 125th most popular major in the country with 6,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,781 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,346 and $29,676 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 209 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#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 Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Northern Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Annandale, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, Northern Virginia Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,980 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, NorthWest Arkansas Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a public institution located in Bentonville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NWACC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NWACC is $8,161 for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baton Rouge Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. BRCC is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, BRCC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baton Rouge Community College is $11,377 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Nossi College of Art

Madison, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nossi College of Art. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Madison, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Nossi College of Art not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Nossi College of Art is $23,667 for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#5

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 84 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $27,044 for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Full Sail University.

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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%.

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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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