2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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 California, there were 6,942 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,810 and $30,915 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,158 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,451 and $19,634 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California

#1 in overall quality

$8,027 Average Net Price

$26,715 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Rosa Junior College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Santa Rosa Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Rosa, California. It awarded 25 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SRJC also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $8,027 for California Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SRJC.

Full SRJC Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California

#4 in overall quality

$4,374 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mt. San Antonio College is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Mt. SAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. San Antonio College is $4,374 for California Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Mt. SAC

#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#3 in overall quality

$38,617 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #3 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

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 California” list. It costs about $38,617 for California Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Academy of Art University.

Full Academy of Art University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#2 in overall quality

$42,720 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. FIDM Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 5 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $42,720 for California Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend FIDM Los Angeles.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

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

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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