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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Colleges
$21,983 Avg Salary
$17,456 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Harford Community College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.

Of the 31 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Harford Community College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York School of Interior Design landed the # 2 spot on the list. NYSID is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 23 students majoring in visual and performing arts at NYSID, 4% are male and 96% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at New York School of Interior Design Report

#3

SUNY Broome

Binghamton, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Broome. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Broome is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Binghamton.

Of the 33 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SUNY Broome, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

About 51% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#5

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the # 5 spot on the list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woodland Park.

Women make up 92% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Berkeley College - Woodland Park Report

Finger Lakes Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Canandaigua, Finger Lakes Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#7

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Empire State College

With a ranking of #8, College of Southern Maryland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at College of Southern Maryland

Explore the most popular online 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

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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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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