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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$17,651 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,983 Avg Salary

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

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 16,536 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in New York 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York

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

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 New York for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LaGuardia are $5,218 a year.

LaGuardia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York list.

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Out of the 26 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BMCC are $5,170 a year.

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Out of the 26 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Finger Lakes Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Finger Lakes Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Finger Lakes Community College are $5,722 a year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Finger Lakes Community College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Onondaga Community College is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Syracuse.

OCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Onondaga Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York list. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIT SUNY are $7,793 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FIT SUNY also is in the top 15% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking.

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With a ranking of #6, Kingsborough 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 large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

KCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Kingsborough Community College Report

Queensborough 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 #7 on the list. QCC is a large public school located in the large city of Bayside.

QCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe Community College are $5,662 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Monroe Community College Report

Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. MVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Utica.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MVCC are $5,500 per year.

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#10

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Nassau Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,330 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Nassau Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York list.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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