2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Minnesota

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Minnesota, there were 160 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 23 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,738 and $20,226 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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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The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota”.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Minnesota

#1

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,284 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. North Hennepin Community College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Hennepin Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $10,284 for Minnesota Associate Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend North Hennepin Community College.

Read more about Fine Arts at North Hennepin Community College

#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,808 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The yearly cost to attend Century College is $10,808 for Minnesota 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.

Credits

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

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