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2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid

16 Ranked Colleges
1,668 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Design & Applied Arts is the 34th most popular major in the country with 36,854 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,542 and had an average of $27,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 4,757 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,723 and $28,006 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,668 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $14,770 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in design and applied arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality design and applied arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the design and applied arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in New York (With Aid)

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 838 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $10,523 for New York Associate Degree Design students with aid per year to attend FIT SUNY.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.

Nassau Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $4,594 for New York Associate Degree Design students with aid per year to attend Nassau Community College.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Nassau Community College

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York City College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. City Tech is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 60 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

City Tech also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for New York City College of Technology is $3,667 for new york associate degree design students with aid.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.

Suffolk County Community College also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for new york associate degree design students with aid.

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#5

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. LaGuardia is a fairly large public school situated in Long Island City, New York. It awarded 45 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

LaGuardia also took the #6 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $6,766 for New York Associate Degree Design students with aid per year to attend LaGuardia.

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#6

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York

With a ranking of #6, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for new york associate degree design students with aid.

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#7

Hostos Community College

Bronx, New York

Hostos Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york associate degree design students with aid list, Hostos has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $5,262 for New York Associate Degree Design students with aid per year to attend Hostos Community College.

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#8

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York

Onondaga Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 12 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

OCC also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $7,390 for New York Associate Degree Design students with aid per year to attend Onondaga Community College.

Full Onondaga Community College Design & Applied Arts Report

Mohawk Valley Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. MVCC is a public institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MVCC, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MVCC is $7,722 for new york associate degree design students with aid.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Mohawk Valley Community College

#10

Adirondack Community College

Queensbury, New York

With a ranking of #10, Adirondack Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Queensbury, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Adirondack also took the #12 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Adirondack Community College is $8,558 for New York Associate Degree Design students with aid.

Full Adirondack Community College Design & Applied Arts Report

With a ranking of #11, Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North is located in Liverpool, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North is $10,069 for new york associate degree design students with aid.

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#12

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York

Finger Lakes Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Canandaigua, New York that handed out 17 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

Finger Lakes Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $9,543 for New York Associate Degree Design students with aid per year to attend Finger Lakes Community College.

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#13

Villa Maria College

Buffalo, New York
#16 in overall quality

Villa Maria College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. Villa Maria College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Villa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend Villa Maria College is $12,243 for New York Associate Degree Design students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 Design & Applied Arts at Villa Maria College

#14

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $33,167 for New York Associate Degree Design students with aid per year to attend Rochester Institute of Technology.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#15

The New School

New York, New York

The New School ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. The New School is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 180 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend New School University is $43,334 for New York Associate Degree Design students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full The New School Design & Applied Arts Report

#16

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#4 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. Pratt Institute - Main is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 32 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $45,571 for new york associate degree design students with aid per year to attend Pratt Institute.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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