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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan

7 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$5,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Michigan” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Michigan, there were 761 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,833 and $31,595 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 88 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,205 and $16,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Michigan” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan associate degree fine arts students.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan

#1

Delta College

University Center, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delta College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Michigan. Delta College is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Delta College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $3,629 for michigan associate degree fine arts students per year to attend Delta College.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Delta College

#2

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Rapids Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Michigan. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Grand Rapids Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The yearly cost to attend Grand Rapids Community College is $8,684 for michigan associate degree fine arts students.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Grand Rapids Community College

#3

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oakland Community College is $2,825 for Michigan Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

Full Oakland Community College Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. LCC is a fairly large school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 9 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

LCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LCC is $4,828 for Michigan Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at LCC

#5

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Michigan list. Marquette, Michigan 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.

Northern Michigan University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $15,453 for Michigan Associate Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Northern Michigan University.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Michigan University

#6

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Washtenaw Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 3 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Washtenaw Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Washtenaw Community College is $2,441 for michigan associate degree fine arts students.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Washtenaw Community College

#7

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Henry Ford College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Michigan list. Henry Ford College is a fairly large school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Henry Ford College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Henry Ford College is $3,182 for Michigan Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

Full Henry Ford College Fine & Studio Arts Report

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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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