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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
540 Degrees Awarded
$6,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,256 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,600 and $23,400 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 540 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that 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 Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. QCC is a fairly large school located in Bayside, New York that handed out 89 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

QCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $5,050 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students per year to attend Queensborough Community College.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at QCC

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 Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 52 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

BMCC also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $5,158 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students per year to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Borough of Manhattan Community College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Suffolk County Community College is a large public school situated in Selden, New York. It awarded 69 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students.

Full Suffolk County Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Community College of Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 35 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CCBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $8,242 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students per year to attend CCBC.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Community College of Baltimore County

#5

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Genesee Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. GCC is a small school located in Batavia, New York that handed out 11 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

GCC also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $6,304 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students per year to attend Genesee Community College.

Full GCC General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Utica, New York, and it awarded 8 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MVCC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mohawk Valley Community College is $7,722 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at MVCC

#7

Cecil College

North East, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

Cecil College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cecil College is a small school located in North East, Maryland that handed out 4 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students list, Cecil College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cecil College is $8,085 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Cecil College

#8

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

Harford Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Harford Community College is located in Bel Air, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harford Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,886 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students per year to attend Harford Community College.

Full Harford Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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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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