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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
636 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Salary
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 10,299 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,774 and $27,296 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 636 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Holyoke Community College

Holyoke, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Holyoke Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Holyoke Community College is a small public school situated in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It awarded 20 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Holyoke Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Holyoke Community College is $9,118 for new england region associate degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Naugatuck Valley Community College

Waterbury, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Naugatuck Valley Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College is $8,618 for New England Region Associate Degree Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield Technical Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Springfield Technical Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

STCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $9,727 for New England Region Associate Degree Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Springfield Technical Community College.

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#4

Community College of Vermont

Montpelier, Vermont
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Vermont. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Montpelier, Vermont, and it awarded 9 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CCV also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $12,612 for New England Region Associate Degree Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Community College of Vermont.

Full Community College of Vermont Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Northern Vermont University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $15,464 for new england region associate degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

New England Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. New England Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 83 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New England Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New England Tech is $31,702 for New England Region Associate Degree Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7

Dean College

Franklin, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Dean College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Franklin, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Dean College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dean College is $29,626 for new england region associate degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Bay State College

Boston, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Bay State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Bay State College is a private for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bay State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bay State College is $26,203 for New England Region Associate Degree Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Bay State College Visual & Performing Arts Report

#9

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, SNHU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern New Hampshire University is $40,086 for New England Region Associate Degree Visual & Performing 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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