2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 6,355 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Northern Virginia Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region 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 large suburb of Annandale.
Northern Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,648 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, visual arts majors at Northern Virginia Community College accumulate an average of around $14,050 in student debt.
Northern Virginia Community College also claimed a spot on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Full Sail University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Full Sail University are $25,687 per year. On average, visual arts graduates from Full Sail University take out $28,880 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $304, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Request InformationBest General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 90 |
| Virginia | 255 |
| North Carolina | 73 |
| Florida | 945 |
| Tennessee | 57 |
| Kentucky | 52 |
| South Carolina | 19 |
| Louisiana | 39 |
| Arkansas | 5 |
| Alabama | 4 |
| Mississippi | 156 |
| West Virginia | 23 |
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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 Majors Related to Visual Arts
| 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 2 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.
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