by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Art Studies is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,323 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,055 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 255 colleges that offer a degree in art studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular art studies programs in the United States.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The art studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree art studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pasadena City College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate. This large school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 96 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fullerton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate list. Fullerton College is located in Fullerton, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 associates’s art studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 72 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 255 schools in the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, El Camino College landed the #4 spot on the list. El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 associates’s art studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Long Beach City College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate. Long Beach City College is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 associates’s art studies degrees to qualified students.
Santa Monica College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate list. Santa Monica College is a public institution located in Santa Monica, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Orange Coast College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s art studies degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Chaffey College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Rancho Cucamonga, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s art studies degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Modesto Junior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking. MJC is a fairly large school located in Modesto, California that handed out 52 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Saddleback College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school situated in Mission Viejo, California. It awarded 48 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Queensborough Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate list. Queensborough Community College is a fairly large school located in Bayside, New York that handed out 46 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Art Studies at Queensborough Community College
Snow College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 44 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Bakersfield College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate list. Bakersfield College is a public institution located in Bakersfield, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Sierra College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Sierra College is a fairly large school located in Rocklin, California that handed out 41 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s art studies degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate list. Glendale, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s art studies degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mt. San Jacinto College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Located in San Jacinto, California, this fairly large public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified associates’s art studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate list. Southwestern College is located in Chula Vista, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 associates’s art studies degrees to qualified students.
Austin Community College District landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s art studies degrees to qualified students.
College of the Canyons ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate list. College of the Canyons is a public institution located in Santa Clarita, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Walnut, California, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified associates’s art studies students in 2020-2021.
Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s art studies degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Riverside City College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Riverside City College is a fairly large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 33 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate list. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s art studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Art Studies at Houston Community College
East Los Angeles College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Monterey Park, California, this large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified associates’s art studies students in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 40 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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