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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,922 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,121 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 128 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 33 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. That schools that top this list have a program in fine arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree fine arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delta College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region. Delta College is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bay de Noc Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region. Bay College is a small public school situated in Escanaba, Michigan. It awarded 4 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine Arts at Bay de Noc Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Rapids Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 18 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Parkland College landed the #4 spot on the list. Parkland College is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morton College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Cicero, Illinois, and it awarded 5 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized public school situated in Belleville, Illinois. It awarded 14 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Monroe County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Monroe, Michigan, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
Sauk Valley Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Sauk Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Dixon, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Glen Oaks Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Glen Oaks Community College is located in Centreville, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
McHenry County College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
Richland Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Decatur, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Kankakee Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kankakee Community College is a public institution located in Kankakee, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rend Lake College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Ina, Illinois, and it awarded 2 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Elgin Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. ECC is a public institution located in Elgin, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kishwaukee College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kishwaukee College is a public institution located in Malta, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Lewis and Clark Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Godfrey, Illinois, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine Arts at Lewis and Clark Community College
Oakton Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lansing Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LCC is a fairly large school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 2 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Henry Ford College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
William Rainey Harper College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. William Rainey Harper College is a fairly large school located in Palatine, Illinois that handed out 3 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Ivy Tech Community College is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 20 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Washtenaw Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 2 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Waubonsee Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Waubonsee is a public institution located in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Lake County came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Grayslake, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
Stark State College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is located in North Canton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
Calumet College of Saint Joseph did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Whiting, Indiana, and it awarded 0 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
South Suburban College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SSC is located in South Holland, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, Ashland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland is located in Ashland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Ferris is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 7 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Washington State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Washington State Community College is a public institution located in Marietta, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 13 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Prairie State College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Lincoln Land Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lincoln Land Community College is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
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