2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Arizona” 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 Arizona, there were 175 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 57 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,749 and $17,785 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona” ranking analyzed 4 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona associate degree fine arts students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Arizona

#1

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$9,669 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 13 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Arizona Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

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#2

Estrella Mountain Community College

Avondale, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$9,200 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s 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 Arizona” ranking. It costs about $9,200 for Arizona Associate Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.

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#3

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$8,744 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Phoenix College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 8 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Phoenix College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $8,744 for Arizona Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Phoenix College

#4

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$10,397 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Scottsdale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $10,397 for Arizona Associate Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.

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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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