2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in Maryland (With Aid)

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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 Maryland, there were 86 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,858 and $15,601 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in Maryland (With Aid)

#1

Community College of Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$8,242 Average Net Price

$23,340 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the #1 spot on the list. Community College of Baltimore County is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

CCBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The yearly cost to attend Community College of Baltimore County is $8,242 for Maryland Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at CCBC

#2

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$7,886 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harford Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid. Harford Community College is located in Bel Air, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Harford Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” list. It costs about $7,886 for Maryland Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend Harford Community College.

Full Harford Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Cecil College

North East, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$8,085 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cecil College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in North East, Maryland, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cecil College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cecil College is $8,085 for Maryland Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Cecil College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (With Aid)

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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