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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #12 most popular major in New Jersey with 2,574 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

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

#1

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

Our analysis found County College of Morris to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

Women make up 53% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of West Windsor.

Women make up 58% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookdale Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Of the 42 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Brookdale Community College, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Sussex County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the fringe town of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 59% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hudson County Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Raritan Valley Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college 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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Middlesex County College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Bergen Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Bergen Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Paramus.

Women make up 47% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#9

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Ocean County College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Toms River, OCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in visual and performing arts at OCC, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Ocean County College Report

#10

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

Salem Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Salem County College is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Carneys Point.

Women make up 61% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Salem Community College Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 18 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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