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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
326 Degrees Awarded
$5,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,337 people earned their degree in visual and performing arts, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 700 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 326 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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing 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 visual and performing arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 52 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, BMCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Borough of Manhattan Community College is $4,405 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Selden, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $2,632 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Suffolk County Community College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Baltimore County. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Community College of Baltimore County is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

CCBC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $6,714 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Community College of Baltimore County.

Full CCBC Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harford Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bel Air, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, Harford Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harford Community College is $6,008 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Harford Community College

#5

Cecil College

North East, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cecil College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in North East, Maryland, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

Cecil College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $6,229 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cecil College.

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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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