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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

20 Colleges
$17,822 Avg Salary
$13,377 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #32 most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

Our 2023 rankings named LaGuardia Community College the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for fine and studio arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, Fine Arts majors at LaGuardia accumulate an average of around $8,218 in student debt.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Borough of Manhattan Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, Fine Arts majors at BMCC accumulate an average of around $13,869 in student debt.

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#3

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

The excellent associate degree programs at County College of Morris helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at County College of Morris take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,660.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fashion Institute of Technology is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their associate degree. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at FIT SUNY take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,327.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Finger Lakes Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.

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#6

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Carbon Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Schnecksville.

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Onondaga Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Syracuse.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Onondaga Community College Report

#8

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Pratt Institute - Main came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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Northampton County Area Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,161
New York 3,302
Maryland 623
New Jersey 765
District of Columbia 142
Delaware 58

One of 10 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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