2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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 Maryland, there were 706 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,950 and $30,449 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,858 and $15,601 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Maryland (With Aid)

#1

Cecil College

North East, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$8,085 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cecil College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Cecil College is a public institution located in North East, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cecil College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. It costs about $8,085 for Maryland Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Cecil College.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Cecil College

#2

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$7,886 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harford Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Harford Community College is located in Bel Air, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Harford Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” list. It costs about $7,886 for Maryland Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Harford Community College.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Harford Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio 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.

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