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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Great Lakes Region

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine arts programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts 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 list. Delta College is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

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 $3,629 for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students.

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#2

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Rapids Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 7 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree fine arts students 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 yearly cost to attend Grand Rapids Community College is $8,684 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Grand Rapids Community College

#3

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 25 students 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. It costs about $6,919 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.

Full Ivy Tech Community College Fine Arts Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. 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.

Washtenaw Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Washtenaw Community College is $2,441 for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students.

Read more about Fine Arts at Washtenaw Community College

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne landed the #5 spot on the list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

University of St. Francis Fort Wayne did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is $17,796 for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students.

Read full report on Fine Arts at University of Saint 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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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