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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
209 Degrees Awarded
$17,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 Southeast 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 36 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,488 for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k 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 $75-$110k list. NWACC is a medium-sized public school situated in Bentonville, Arkansas. It awarded 7 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NWACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NorthWest Arkansas Community College is $10,103 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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 $75-$110k. Baton Rouge Community College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BRCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend BRCC is $13,317 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Nossi College of Art

Madison, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nossi College of Art. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Nossi College of Art is located in Madison, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Nossi College of Art also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nossi College of Art is $24,403 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#5

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#4 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #5 spot on the list. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Full Sail University also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $28,032 for southeast region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Full Sail University.

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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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