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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

13 Ranked Colleges
1,248 Degrees Awarded
$6,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Visual & Performing Arts is the 217th most popular major in the country with 3,337 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,248 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (With Aid)

#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 For Those Getting Aid list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree visual arts students with aid list, BMCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Borough of Manhattan Community College is $5,158 for Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Borough of Manhattan Community College

#4 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 #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for associate degree visual arts students with aid.

Full Suffolk County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Pima Community College is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 37 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,583 for Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend Pima Community College.

Full Pima County Community College District Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2 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 #4 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree visual arts students with aid list, Northern Virginia Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Full Northern Virginia Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5 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 #5 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCBC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,242 for associate degree visual arts students with aid per year to attend Community College of Baltimore County.

Full Community College of Baltimore County Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,692 for associate degree visual arts students with aid.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at San Jacinto Community College

#7

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Mt. San Antonio College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Mt. SAC is a public institution located in Walnut, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mt. SAC also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Mt. San Antonio College is $1,729 for Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Full Mt. SAC Visual & Performing Arts Report

#8

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. SRJC is a public institution located in Santa Rosa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SRJC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SRJC is $5,782 for associate degree visual arts students with aid.

Full Santa Rosa Junior College Visual & Performing Arts Report

#9 in overall quality

NorthWest Arkansas Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. NWACC is a medium-sized public school situated in Bentonville, Arkansas. It awarded 7 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NWACC also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College is $6,574 for Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Full NWACC Visual & Performing Arts Report

#10

Mott Community College

Flint, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

Mott Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Mott Community College is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 4 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $7,481 for associate degree visual arts students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Mott Community College

#11

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland
#12 in overall quality

Harford Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bel Air, Maryland, and it awarded 1 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Harford Community College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,886 for Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend Harford Community College.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Harford Community College

#12

Cecil College

North East, Maryland
#11 in overall quality

Cecil College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Cecil College is a small public school situated in North East, Maryland. It awarded 4 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Cecil College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,085 for Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend Cecil College.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Cecil College

#13

Mid Michigan College

Harrison, Michigan
#13 in overall quality

Mid Michigan College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Harrison, Michigan, and it awarded 2 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree visual arts students with aid list, Mid Michigan College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mid Michigan College is $8,199 for associate degree visual arts students with aid.

Full Mid Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Report

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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