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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 2023 rankings named Lehigh Carbon Community College the best school in Pennsylvania for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Schnecksville.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northampton County Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania College of Technology is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Hills School of Business & Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. South Hills School of Business & Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of State College.

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#6

Keystone College

La Plume, PA

Keystone College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. 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

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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