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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
540 Degrees Awarded
$16,525 Avg Salary
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Queensborough Community College landed the #1 spot on the 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for QCC is $8,168 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Queensborough Community College

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 $48-$75k. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, BMCC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BMCC is $8,582 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Borough of Manhattan Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

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 $48-$75k 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 also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $7,652 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Suffolk County Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Baltimore County. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. CCBC is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 35 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, CCBC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $9,739 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Community College of Baltimore County.

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#5

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Genesee Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Batavia, New York, this small public school awarded 11 degrees 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 $9,158 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Genesee Community College.

Full Genesee Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Harford Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Bel Air, Maryland, and it awarded 1 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Harford Community College also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $8,949 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Harford Community College.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Harford Community College

#6 in overall quality

Mohawk Valley Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Utica, New York, and it awarded 8 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MVCC also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MVCC is $10,803 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Cecil College

North East, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

Cecil College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cecil College is located in North East, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Cecil College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cecil College is $10,358 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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%.

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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