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

61 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.

The Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

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

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

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

About 66% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 34% are male.

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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 81 students majoring in Fine Arts at FIT SUNY, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Fine Arts majors at FIT SUNY take out an average of $11,327 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Borough of Manhattan Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 76% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from BMCC take out $13,869 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend County College of Morris. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

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 #5 on this year’s list means Queensborough Community College is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their associate degree. QCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bayside.

About 65% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 35% are male.

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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Hudson County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

Women make up 51% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

Fine Arts majors at HCCC take out an average of $12,005 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Hudson County Community College Report

Onondaga Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Syracuse.

Of the 32 students majoring in Fine Arts at OCC, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Onondaga Community College Report

Community College of Philadelphia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 34% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, Fine Arts majors at Community College of Philadelphia accumulate an average of around $16,528 in student debt.

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#9

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

With a ranking of #9, Nassau Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their associate degree. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

About 61% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 39% are male.

Fine Arts majors at Nassau Community College take out an average of $11,571 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Montgomery County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree fine and studio arts programs. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

Of the 26 students majoring in Fine Arts at Montco, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Fine Arts majors at Montco take out an average of $12,113 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Montgomery County Community College Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ
12 Sussex County Community College Newton, NJ

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts colleges 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 28 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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