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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 149,215 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 28,232 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,982 and $24,423 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,123 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 105 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their visual and performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree visual & performing arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New York, New York, this small private for-profit school awarded 143 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 86 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware College of Art and Design. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. DCAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmington, Delaware. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 DCAD
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 860 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Fashion Institute of Technology Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York School of Interior Design. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at NYSID
Salem Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Salem Community College is a small public school situated in Carneys Point, New Jersey. It awarded 18 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Salem Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Sussex County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Newton, New Jersey, this small public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Sussex County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
County College of Morris landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Randolph, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 110 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full County College of Morris Visual & Performing Arts Report
Adirondack Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Adirondack Community College is a small school located in Queensbury, New York that handed out 35 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Adirondack Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Queensborough Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Queensborough Community College is a fairly large school located in Bayside, New York that handed out 151 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Queensborough Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
American Musical and Dramatic Academy came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 28 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full American Musical and Dramatic Academy Visual & Performing Arts Report
Cecil College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in North East, Maryland, and it awarded 18 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Cecil College
Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Utica, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at MVCC
With a ranking of #14, Harcum College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Harcum College
Bryant & Stratton College - Greece ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 5 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Bryant & Stratton College - Greece
Mercer County Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in West Windsor, New Jersey. It awarded 45 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mercer County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Finger Lakes Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 32 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Finger Lakes Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
LaGuardia Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LaGuardia is a fairly large school located in Long Island City, New York that handed out 161 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at LaGuardia
Bucks County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Newtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bucks County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Kingsborough Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 109 students in 2020-2021.
Full KCC Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #21, The New School did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 128 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at The New School
With a ranking of #22, Onondaga Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Onondaga Community College is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Onondaga Community College
Nassau Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 112 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Nassau Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #24, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 77 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Monroe Community College
With a ranking of #25, Sullivan County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Sullivan is located in Loch Sheldrake, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Sullivan County Community College
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