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Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges
$21,983 Avg Salary
$17,456 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 5,464 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Our analysis found Lehigh Carbon Community College to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Schnecksville.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, South Hills School of Business & Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. South Hills School of Business & Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of State College.

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#6

Keystone College

La Plume, PA

Keystone College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Keystone College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Plume.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,574
New York 16,536
Maryland 2,055
Delaware 182
District of Columbia 586

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

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 6 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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