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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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$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 5,195 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs 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 Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Holyoke Community College the best school in Massachusetts for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Holyoke Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Holyoke.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. STCC is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

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#3

Dean College

Franklin, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dean College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Franklin, Dean College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 931
Maine 274
Rhode Island 709
Connecticut 1,531
Vermont 550

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 3 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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