2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 12,032 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 901 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 95 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine 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 fine arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree fine arts students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Naugatuck Valley Community College

Waterbury, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$6,767 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Naugatuck Valley Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College is $6,767 for new england region associate degree fine arts students with aid.

Full Naugatuck Valley Community College Fine Arts Report

#2

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$8,943 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. STCC is a public institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

STCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend STCC is $8,943 for new england region associate degree fine arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Springfield Technical Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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