by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 180 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,246 and $26,067 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 76 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general visual and performing arts.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New Jersey” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey associate degree visual arts students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in West Windsor, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Mercer County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex County College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Edison, New Jersey, and it awarded 34 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Middlesex County College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ocean County College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New Jersey. Ocean County College is a medium-sized school located in Toms River, New Jersey that handed out 23 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Ocean County College
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