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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
209 Degrees Awarded
$14,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k” ranking.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 general visual and performing arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 36 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,818 for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. NorthWest Arkansas Community College is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWACC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,804 for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

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#3

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baton Rouge Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Baton Rouge Community College 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.

BRCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Baton Rouge Community College is $8,876 for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nossi College of Art landed the #4 spot on the list. Madison, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 6 students 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 $21,548 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Nossi College of Art.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Nossi College of Art

#5

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 84 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $25,622 for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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