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2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$9,008 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,797 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #119 most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for visual arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found Harrisburg Area Community College to be the best value school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HACC are $9,818 a 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Borough of Manhattan Community College is a great value for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public school with a large student population.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. QCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bayside.

QCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,090 in tuition and fees each 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kingsborough Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public college with a large student population.

KCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,132 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mohawk Valley Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. MVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Utica.

MVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,798 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Dutchess Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree general visual and performing arts programs. DCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DCC are $9,426 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, visual arts graduates from DCC carry an average student debtload of $11,340.

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Suffolk County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree general visual and performing arts programs. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College are $11,740 per year. Visual Arts majors at Suffolk County Community College take out an average of $13,224 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 204
New York 593
Maryland 98
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 16

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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