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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 New Jersey, there were 2,687 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,137 and $25,379 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 495 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 18 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey list. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Salem Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sussex County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey. Newton, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Sussex County Community College
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, County College of Morris landed the #3 spot on the list. County College of Morris is a medium-sized school located in Randolph, New Jersey that handed out 110 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at County College of Morris
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey. Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Mercer County Community College
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Hudson County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. HCCC is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 39 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hudson County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Raritan Valley Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. RVCC is a medium-sized school located in Branchburg, New Jersey that handed out 35 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Raritan Valley Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Brookdale Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lincroft, New Jersey, and it awarded 42 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Brookdale Community College
Ocean County College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. Ocean County College is a medium-sized school located in Toms River, New Jersey that handed out 30 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Middlesex County College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. Edison, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Middlesex County College
Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. This small school is located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, and it awarded 11 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Atlantic Cape Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Bergen Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey list. This fairly large school is located in Paramus, New Jersey, and it awarded 34 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Bergen Community College
Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school situated in Woodland Park, New Jersey. It awarded 13 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Berkeley College - Woodland Park Visual & Performing Arts Report
Rowan College at Burlington County came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Rowan College at Burlington County
Essex County College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 12 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Cumberland County College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey list. Cumberland County College is a small public school situated in Vineland, New Jersey. It awarded 5 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Cumberland County College
Camden County College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Blackwood, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Camden County College
Passaic County Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. Passaic County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Paterson, New Jersey. It awarded 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Centenary University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. Hackettstown, New Jersey 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 37 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.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Centenary University
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