2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts in California

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In 2019-2020, 545 people earned their degree in jewelry arts, making the major the 823rd most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 215 jewelry arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 jewelry arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,451 and $19,634 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate in California” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in jewelry arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent jewelry arts programs, but they also 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 jewelry arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree jewelry arts students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts in California

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$34,145 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #1 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,145 for california associate degree jewelry arts students.

Full Academy of Art University Jewelry Arts Report

#2

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$41,505 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate in California list. FIDM Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s jewelry arts degrees to qualified students.

FIDM Los Angeles also made our “Best Jewelry Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for FIDM Los Angeles is $41,505 for California Associate Degree Jewelry Arts students.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

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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.

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