2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
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Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
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.
For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.
Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 13 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 3 students 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 per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Phoenix College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 8 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Phoenix College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $8,744 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the #4 spot on the 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. It costs about $10,397 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Santa Fe, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fine arts students list, Institute of American Indian Arts has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is $12,607 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
San Antonio College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. 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 also made our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students.
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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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