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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
540 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $75-$110k” 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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. 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 $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 $75-$110k list. Bayside, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 89 students in 2019-2020.

QCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $10,299 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend QCC.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Queensborough Community College

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BMCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BMCC is $10,795 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Borough of Manhattan Community College

#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 $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Selden, New York, and it awarded 69 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $10,244 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Suffolk County Community College.

Read full report on 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 $75-$110k. Community College of Baltimore County is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees 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. It costs about $12,283 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Community College of Baltimore County.

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#5

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Genesee Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Batavia, New York, and it awarded 11 associates’s visual arts degrees 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 $11,111 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Genesee Community College.

Full Genesee Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6

Cecil College

North East, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Cecil College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. North East, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 4 students 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. The yearly cost to attend Cecil College is $11,030 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

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 $75-$110k 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 $10,859 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Harford Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

Mohawk Valley Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. MVCC is located in Utica, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

MVCC also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $12,835 for middle atlantic region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mohawk Valley Community 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%.

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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