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

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in New York to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Fashion Institute of Technology the most popular school in New York for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 82% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 39% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York list. QCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bayside.

Women make up 56% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Suffolk County Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.

Of the 144 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Suffolk County Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York list. New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#7

The New School

New York, NY

The New School 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#8

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Garden City.

About 68% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

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Kingsborough Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of New York, American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 86 students majoring in visual and performing arts at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges 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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