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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
540 Degrees Awarded
$4,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Visual & Performing Arts is the 125th most popular major in the country with 6,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,256 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,600 and $23,400 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 540 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general visual and performing 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 general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Queensborough Community College

Bayside, New York
#1 in overall quality
$4,070 Average Net Price
$23,456 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bayside, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 89 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

QCC also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for QCC is $4,070 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Borough of Manhattan Community College

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality
$4,405 Average Net Price
$28,598 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Borough of Manhattan Community College is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 52 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

BMCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College is $4,405 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Suffolk County Community College

Selden, New York
#3 in overall quality
$2,632 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Suffolk County Community College is a public institution located in Selden, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $2,632 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Suffolk County Community College.

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#4

Community College of Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland
#4 in overall quality
$6,714 Average Net Price
$23,340 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

CCBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Community College of Baltimore County is $6,714 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
#5 in overall quality
$3,361 Average Net Price
$19,455 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Genesee Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Batavia, New York, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

GCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $3,361 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Genesee Community College.

Full Genesee Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6

Mohawk Valley Community College

Utica, New York
#6 in overall quality
$5,518 Average Net Price

Mohawk Valley Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mohawk Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Utica, New York that handed out 8 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MVCC also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for MVCC is $5,518 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland
#8 in overall quality
$6,008 Average Net Price

Harford Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Harford Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bel Air, Maryland. It awarded 1 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Harford Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harford Community College is $6,008 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Cecil College

North East, Maryland
#7 in overall quality
$6,229 Average Net Price

Cecil College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cecil College is a small school located in North East, Maryland that handed out 4 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Cecil College also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $6,229 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cecil College.

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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%.

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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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