2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 700 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Plains States Region

#1

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,284 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

North Hennepin Community College also made our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for North Hennepin Community College is $10,284 for plains states region associate degree fine arts students.

Full North Hennepin Community College Fine Arts Report

#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,808 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Century College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Century College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,808 for plains states region associate degree fine arts students per year to attend Century College.

Read more about Fine Arts at Century College

#3

Metropolitan Community College

Omaha, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$4,295 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

MCC also made our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $4,295 for plains states region associate degree fine arts students.

Full Metropolitan Community College 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.

Credits

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

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