2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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In 2019-2020, 19,826 people earned their degree in art studies, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,828 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 287 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in art studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the art studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Art Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree art studies students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Art Studies in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$6,861 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Art Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Art Studies students.

Read more about Art Studies at Austin Community College District

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$3,429 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 23 associates’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Art Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $3,429 for southwest region associate degree art studies students.

Read more about Art Studies at Central New Mexico Community College

#3

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$7,600 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s art studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

South Plains College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Art Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Art Studies students per year to attend South Plains College.

Read more about Art Studies at South Plains College

#4

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$5,413 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Art Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Art Studies students.

Read more about Art Studies at Northwest Vista College

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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