2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
Visual & Performing Arts is the #12 most popular major in New Jersey with 2,574 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey
The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.
Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named County College of Morris the best school in New Jersey for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.
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Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 5,464 |
| New York | 16,536 |
| Maryland | 2,055 |
| Delaware | 182 |
| District of Columbia | 586 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| 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 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
| Arts & Media Management | 4,788 |
| Dance | 3,288 |
| Other Visual Art | 912 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 119 |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | 10 |
Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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