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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$6,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 12,032 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,989 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 94 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fine arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Delta College

University Center, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in University Center, Michigan, and it awarded 10 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Delta College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Delta College is $2,849 for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Fine Arts at Delta College

#2

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Rapids Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Grand Rapids Community College is a public institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Rapids Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Rapids Community College is $7,267 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washtenaw Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Washtenaw Community College is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Washtenaw Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Washtenaw Community College is $1,562 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Washtenaw Community College Fine Arts Report

#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

Ivy Tech Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ivy Tech Community College is $6,170 for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Fine Arts at Ivy Tech Community College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 1 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of St. Francis Fort Wayne has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $12,041 for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of St. Francis Fort Wayne.

Read full report on Fine Arts at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne

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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.

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