2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 2,551 people earned their degree in illustration, making the major the 255th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 212 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in illustration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality illustration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the illustration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate.
Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Illustration
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 10 associates’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.
Collin County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $6,293 for associate degree illustration students.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 8 associates’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cuyahoga Community College District, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cuyahoga Community College District is $5,415 for associate degree illustration students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate list. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s illustration degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salt Lake Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Salt Lake Community College is $6,963 for Associate Degree Illustration students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s illustration students in 2019-2020.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kalamazoo Valley Community College is $4,802 for associate degree illustration students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate list. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 113 associates’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.
FIT SUNY also made our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,523 for associate degree illustration students per year to attend Fashion Institute of Technology.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Mohawk Valley Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate list. MVCC is a public institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
MVCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mohawk Valley Community College is $7,722 for associate degree illustration students.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate list. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Kirkland, Washington. It awarded 3 associates’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.
LWTech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology is $7,713 for Associate Degree Illustration students.
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Luzerne County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate list. Luzerne County Community College is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s illustration degrees to qualified students.
Luzerne County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Luzerne County Community College is $7,985 for Associate Degree Illustration students.
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Delaware College of Art and Design landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Wilmington, Delaware, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s illustration students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree illustration students list, DCAD has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $30,910 for Associate Degree Illustration students per year to attend DCAD.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #10, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 11 associates’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree illustration students list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,145 for Associate Degree Illustration students.
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Sessions College for Professional Design landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate ranking. Sessions College is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s illustration degrees to qualified students.
Sessions College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,013 for associate degree illustration students per year to attend Sessions College.
Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Pratt Institute is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s illustration degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pratt Institute, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Illustration Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $45,571 for associate degree illustration students per year to attend Pratt Institute - Main.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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