2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
General Visual & Performing Arts is the #103 most popular major in New York with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Queensborough Community College to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. QCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bayside.
Women make up 48% of the visual arts majors at the school.
After completing their Associate Degree, visual arts graduates from QCC carry an average student debt load of $8,530.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Suffolk County Community College is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.
About 60% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 40% are male.
While working on their Associate Degree, visual arts majors at Suffolk County Community College accumulate an average of around $13,224 in student debt.
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Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Westchester Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SUNY Westchester Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Valhalla.
Of the 48 students majoring in visual arts at SUNY Westchester Community College, 63% are male and 38% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population.
About 70% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 30% are male.
After completing their Associate Degree, visual arts graduates from BMCC carry an average student debt load of $15,259.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Bronx Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in New York. BCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.
About 41% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 59% are male.
Visual Arts majors at BCC take out an average of $10,232 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Dutchess Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. DCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.
Of the 24 students majoring in visual arts at DCC, 17% are male and 83% are female.
On average, visual arts graduates from DCC take out $11,340 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Kingsborough Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in visual arts at KCC, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Rockland Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Rockland Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Suffern.
Of the 11 students majoring in visual arts at Rockland Community College, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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SUNY Ulster landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general visual and performing arts programs. SUNY Ulster is a small public school located in the rural area of Stone Ridge.
Women make up 75% of the visual arts majors at the school.
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Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. MVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Utica.
About 86% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 14% are male.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 204 |
| Maryland | 98 |
| New Jersey | 180 |
| District of Columbia | 16 |
General Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
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 14 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.