2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
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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 Southwest region, there were 8,577 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,498 and $24,877 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 480 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students with aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
OSU Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,500 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend OSU Institute of Technology.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #4 spot on the list. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
San Antonio College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Estrella Mountain Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,200 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.
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Northwest Vista College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northwest Vista College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Northwest Vista College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.
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With a ranking of #7, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 13 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mesa Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.
Phoenix College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Phoenix College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $8,744 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students with aid.
South Plains College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
South Plains College also took the #11 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students with aid.
Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Scottsdale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Scottsdale Community College is $10,397 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students with aid.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
With a ranking of #11, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Institute of American Indian Arts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,607 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Institute of American Indian Arts.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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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