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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$7,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Delta College

University Center, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delta College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Delta College is a medium-sized school located in University Center, Michigan that handed out 10 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Delta College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Delta College is $3,629 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Delta College

#2

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Rapids Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 7 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree fine arts students with aid list, Grand Rapids Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Rapids Community College is $8,684 for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students with aid.

Full Grand Rapids Community College Fine Arts Report

#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 Getting Aid. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 3 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

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. It costs about $2,441 for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Washtenaw Community College.

Read more about Fine Arts at Washtenaw Community College

#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Ivy Tech Community College is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 25 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Ivy Tech Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ivy Tech Community College is $6,919 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Full Ivy Tech Community College Fine Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

University of St. Francis Fort Wayne also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is $17,796 for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students with aid.

Full University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne Fine Arts Report

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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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