by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 18,323 people earned their degree in art studies, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 5,914 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 269 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in art studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful art studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree art studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 41 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Art Studies at El Paso Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 35 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Art Studies at Austin Community College District
Out of the 38 schools in the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified associates’s art studies students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 38 schools in the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s art studies students in 2020-2021.
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Central New Mexico Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. CNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Temple College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Temple College is located in Temple, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s art studies degrees to qualified students.
Tyler Junior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 10 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Odessa College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 9 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Lee College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 9 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Yavapai College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 8 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Mohave Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Mohave Community College is a small public school situated in Kingman, Arizona. It awarded 7 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
South Plains College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Texarkana College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Texarkana College is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s art studies degrees to qualified students.
Del Mar College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. DMC is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Alvin Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Alvin is located in Alvin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s art studies degrees to qualified students.
Cochise County Community College District ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Sierra Vista, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s art studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Miami, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s art studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Mesalands Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Art Studies at Mesalands Community College
Northwest Vista College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s art studies students in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. UNM Valencia is a small public school situated in Los Lunas, New Mexico. It awarded 3 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Bacone College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Bacone College is a small school located in Muskogee, Oklahoma that handed out 2 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Western Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Western Texas College is a small public school situated in Snyder, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Paris Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Paris, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Wharton County Junior College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Wharton, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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