by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Maryland, there were 2,117 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,802 and $23,683 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 277 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,870 and $17,588 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in visual and performing arts.
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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 & Performing Arts Major in Maryland” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland associate degree visual & performing arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cecil College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland list. Cecil College is a small public school situated in North East, Maryland. It awarded 18 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montgomery College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland. Montgomery College is located in Rockville, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 115 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harford Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland. Harford Community College is a public institution located in Bel Air, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Harford Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the #4 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Carroll Community College is located in Westminster, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Carroll Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Prince George’s Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland ranking. Located in Largo, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Anne Arundel 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 Maryland ranking. AACC is a fairly large school located in Arnold, Maryland that handed out 18 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Baltimore City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 3 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Baltimore City Community College
Frederick Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #9. Frederick Community College is located in Frederick, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Frederick Community College
Hagerstown Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland ranking. Hagerstown, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Hagerstown Community College
College of Southern Maryland came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Maryland ranking. La Plata, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at College of Southern Maryland
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