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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Minnesota, there were 472 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,810 and $28,162 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 43 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,738 and $20,226 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Minnesota

#1

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,284 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. North Hennepin Community College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Hennepin Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Hennepin Community College is $10,284 for minnesota associate degree fine arts students.

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#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$10,808 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota list. Century College is a medium-sized public school situated in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Century College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for Century College is $10,808 for Minnesota Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

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#3

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$12,376 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in Minnesota. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $12,376 for Minnesota Associate Degree Fine Arts students.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts

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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