by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate” 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 the New England region, there were 9,409 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,863 and $25,521 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 658 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful visual and performing arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree visual & performing arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate. Boston, Massachusetts 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.
Out of the 47 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and it awarded 51 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at New England Tech
Out of the 47 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Manchester, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Manchester Community College
Out of the 47 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tunxis Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Farmington, Connecticut, and it awarded 36 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Tunxis Community College
With a ranking of #6, Community College of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. CCRI is located in Warwick, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Community College of Rhode Island Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #7, Housatonic Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 27 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Housatonic Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Community College of Vermont did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. CCV is located in Montpelier, Vermont and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Community College of Vermont
Bristol Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Bristol is located in Fall River, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Massasoit Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Brockton, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Massasoit Community College
With a ranking of #11, Norwalk Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. NCC is a small public school situated in Norwalk, Connecticut. It awarded 22 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Middlesex Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Middlesex Community College
With a ranking of #13, Three Rivers Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Norwich, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Three Rivers Community College
Springfield Technical Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Springfield Technical Community College is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 17 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Springfield Technical Community College
Holyoke Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Holyoke Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #14, Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Full Naugatuck Valley Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Mount Wachusett Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Mount Wachusett Community College
NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a small school located in Concord, New Hampshire that handed out 14 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full NHTI-Concord’s Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Northern Essex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. NECC is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, North Shore Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. North Shore Community College is a small public school situated in Danvers, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at North Shore Community College
With a ranking of #21, Quinsigamond Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 12 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Quinsigamond Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Greenfield Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Greenfield Community College is a public institution located in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Greenfield Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Capital Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Capital Community College is a public institution located in Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Capital Community College
Dean College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Franklin, Massachusetts 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 8 students in 2020-2021.
Gateway Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Gateway Community College is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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