2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found Holyoke Community College to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holyoke Community College are $10,322 per year.
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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 Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 per year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, New England Tech also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public school with a small student population.
Northern Vermont University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,892 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Dean College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Dean College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Franklin.
Dean College undergraduate students pay an average of $42,346 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 931 |
| Maine | 274 |
| Rhode Island | 709 |
| Massachusetts | 5,195 |
| Connecticut | 1,531 |
| Vermont | 550 |
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Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 5 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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