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

5 Ranked Colleges
209 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 6,359 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 1,781 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,346 and $29,676 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 209 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The visual arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Annandale, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,175 for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NWACC is a medium-sized school located in Bentonville, Arkansas that handed out 7 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NWACC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NWACC is $4,764 for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baton Rouge Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. BRCC is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, BRCC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baton Rouge Community College is $8,094 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Nossi College of Art

Madison, Tennessee

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nossi College of Art landed the #4 spot on the list. Nossi College of Art is a private for-profit institution located in Madison, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Nossi College of Art not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,776 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Nossi College of Art.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Nossi College of Art General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 84 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $27,998 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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