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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$14,836 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,822 Avg Salary

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 Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for Fine Arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for Fine Arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

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 value 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 school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LaGuardia are $8,098 a year. 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Borough of Manhattan Community College is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BMCC are $8,050 a year. 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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The excellent associate degree programs at Finger Lakes Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value 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.

Finger Lakes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

Out of the 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, County College of Morris landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

County College of Morris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,620 in tuition and fees each year. 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.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at County College of Morris Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Onondaga Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Syracuse.

OCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,844 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Onondaga Community College Report

#6

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Carbon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Schnecksville.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,060 in tuition and fees each year.

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Brookdale Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brookdale Community College are $9,554 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Brookdale Community College Report

Queensborough Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. QCC is a large public school located in the city of Bayside.

QCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,090 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, Fine Arts majors at QCC accumulate an average of around $9,554 in student debt.

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Kingsborough Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KCC are $8,132 per year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Kingsborough Community College Report

Mohawk Valley Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. MVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Utica.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MVCC are $7,798 a year.

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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.

  • 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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