by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate” ranking.
Fine Arts is the 66th most popular major in the country with 11,922 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 886 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 141 colleges that offer a degree in fine arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful fine arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree fine arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. LaGuardia is a fairly large public school situated in Long Island City, New York. It awarded 88 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate. FIT SUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 72 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. BMCC is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 62 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. Jersey City, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate. Bristol Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fall River, Massachusetts that handed out 24 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Rose State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. RSC is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 23 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Western Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
Tunxis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Tunxis Community College is a small public school situated in Farmington, Connecticut. It awarded 21 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ivy Tech Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. Ivy Tech Community College is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
Sussex County Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking. Sussex County Community College is located in Newton, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
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Delta College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Located in University Center, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
Grand Rapids Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 18 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulsa Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
Kingsborough Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Kingsborough Community College is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 17 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Raritan Valley Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. RVCC is a public institution located in Branchburg, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Texas College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Military College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. Georgia Military College is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 14 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Parkland College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking. Parkland College is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
Southwestern Illinois College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Belleville, Illinois, and it awarded 14 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Erie Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. Erie Community College is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
Atlantic Cape Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small school located in Mays Landing, New Jersey that handed out 11 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Corning Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate list. Corning Community College is located in Corning, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
Phoenix College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 10 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Truckee Meadows Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Reno, Nevada, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
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