by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Visual & Performing Arts is the 221st most popular major in the country with 3,130 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,208 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major” ranking analyzed 149 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in visual and performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree visual arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Young Americans College of the Performing Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Young Americans College of the Performing Arts is a small school located in Corona, California that handed out 27 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Young Americans College of the Performing Arts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Westchester Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. SUNY Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Full SUNY Westchester Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 149 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartanburg Methodist College landed the #3 spot on the list. SMC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrew College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major. Andrew College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cuthbert, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Andrew College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dutchess Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Dutchess Community College is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Mercer County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #6. Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Mercer County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #7, SUNY Ulster did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Located in Stone Ridge, New York, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Gordon State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Gordon State College is a small public school situated in Barnesville, Georgia. It awarded 11 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Victor Valley College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Victorville, California, and it awarded 60 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Victor Valley College
Middlesex County College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Edison, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Middlesex County College
Community College of Baltimore County ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
NHTI-Concord’s Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at NHTI-Concord’s Community College
Golden West College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #13. Golden West College is located in Huntington Beach, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Golden West College
Rockland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #14. Rockland Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Suffern, New York. It awarded 11 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Rockland Community College
With a ranking of #15, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Suffolk County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #16. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Suffolk County Community College
With a ranking of #17, Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. BMCC is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, Citrus College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Glendora, California, and it awarded 48 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
State Fair Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Located in Sedalia, Missouri, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at State Fair Community College
College of Marin ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Located in Kentfield, California, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #21. San Jacinto College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 63 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at San Jacinto College
Pima Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #22. Pima Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 28 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pima County Community College District Visual & Performing Arts Report
Kingsborough Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Kingsborough Community College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College
Berkshire Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #25. Pittsfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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