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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$17,748 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,983 Avg Salary

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 Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Holyoke Community College the best value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Holyoke Community College are $5,378 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Holyoke Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. STCC is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STCC are $5,520 a year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Springfield Technical Community College

#3

Dean College

Franklin, MA

Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Dean College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Franklin, Dean College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Dean College undergraduate students pay an average of $42,346 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Dean College Report

Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools 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.

  • 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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