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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

36 Colleges
$14,375 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,983 Avg Salary

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

With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for visual and performing arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

Our 2023 rankings named LaGuardia Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. LaGuardia is a large public school located in the city of Long Island City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LaGuardia are $8,098 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Finger Lakes Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Canandaigua, Finger Lakes Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Finger Lakes Community College are $6,710 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. BMCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BMCC are $8,050 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,818 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, HACC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#5

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Out of the 36 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCCC are $12,060 a year.

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Onondaga Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OCC are $10,844 a year.

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#7

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris 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 #7 on the list. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at County College of Morris are $13,620 a year.

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Brookdale Community 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 #8 on the list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brookdale Community College are $9,554 per year.

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Kingsborough Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree visual and performing arts programs. KCC is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KCC are $8,132 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Mohawk Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Utica, MVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

MVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,798 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Mohawk Valley Community College Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,574
Pennsylvania 5,464
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

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 25 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 Bonnielou2013.

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