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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$9,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 1,249 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 149 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine arts 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 Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

San Antonio College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read more about Fine Arts at San Antonio College

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Estrella Mountain Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 3 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Estrella Mountain Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,200 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.

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#3

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 13 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mesa Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read more about Fine Arts at Mesa Community College

#4

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Phoenix College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Phoenix College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Phoenix College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,744 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Phoenix College.

Full Phoenix College Fine Arts Report

#5

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Scottsdale Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Scottsdale Community College is $10,397 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Scottsdale Community College

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 5 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Institute of American Indian Arts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Institute of American Indian Arts is $12,607 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Fine Arts at Institute of American Indian Arts

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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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