2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 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.
For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree fine arts students.
Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Austin Community College District also took 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.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Mesa Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,669 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students per year to attend Mesa Community College.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #3 spot on the 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,200 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 4 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU Institute of Technology also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU Institute of Technology is $6,500 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. CNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 23 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
CNM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,429 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.
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Phoenix College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 8 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Phoenix College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $8,744 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students.
With a ranking of #7, South Plains College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Levelland, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fine arts students list, South Plains College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students.
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Scottsdale Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Scottsdale Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Scottsdale Community College is $10,397 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fine arts students list, Institute of American Indian Arts has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,607 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students per year to attend Institute of American Indian Arts.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #10, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
San Antonio College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students.
With a ranking of #11, Northwest Vista College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Northwest Vista College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students.
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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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