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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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2,202 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 8,042 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,475 and $30,349 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,202 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio 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 fine and studio arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. SRJC is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 25 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SRJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Santa Rosa Junior College is $8,027 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 33 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Mt. SAC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mt. San Antonio College is $4,374 for far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Mt. San Antonio College Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 26 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CSN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend College of Southern Nevada is $7,529 for far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mt. Hood Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Mt. Hood Community College is a medium-sized school located in Gresham, Oregon that handed out 10 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MHCC also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Mt. Hood Community College is $8,647 for far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Truckee Meadows Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 8 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Truckee Meadows Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $10,968 for far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Truckee Meadows Community College.

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#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $38,617 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2 in overall quality

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is $42,720 for far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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