2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned a degree or certificate in general visual and performing arts, making the major the #119 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for visual 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Austin Community College District the best value school in the United States for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a year.
Austin Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.
HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,818 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at HACC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,933.
In addition to its great value ranking, HACC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Virginia Community College is a great value for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Virginia Community College are $11,648 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, visual arts graduates from Northern Virginia Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,050.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northern Virginia Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a great value for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Borough of Manhattan Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general visual and performing arts schools in the United States. BMCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BMCC are $8,050 per year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at BMCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,259.
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Pima Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree general visual and performing arts programs. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 per year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at Pima County Community College District take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,735.
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Queensborough Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Bayside, QCC is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at QCC are $8,090 per year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at QCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,530.
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With a ranking of #8, Kingsborough Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. KCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KCC are $8,132 a year.
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Salt Lake Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Salt Lake Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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University of Advancing Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Advancing Technology are $17,461 per year.
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Majors Related to Visual Arts
One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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