2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 499 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,267 and $24,777 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 74 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,719 and $18,083 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio 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 and studio arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

#1

Naugatuck Valley Community College

Waterbury, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$6,335 Average Net Price

$19,683 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 15 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Naugatuck Valley Community College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $6,335 for connecticut associate degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Naugatuck Valley Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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