2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Southeast region, there were 6,315 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,274 and $27,332 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 164 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine and studio arts programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Fine & Studio Arts Schools

The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region

#1

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$10,005 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 43 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for southeast region associate degree fine arts students.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Virginia Community College

#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$27,524 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $27,524 for southeast region associate degree fine arts students per year to attend Full Sail University.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Full Sail University

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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