2024 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in fine & studio arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #33 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of fine & studio arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 207 associate degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to fine & studio arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other fine & studio arts students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for fine & studio arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fine & studio arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fine & studio arts students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in fine & studio arts.

Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in Fine Arts

1

Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA

10 Annual Graduates

$20,981 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in fine & studio arts has to check out Holyoke Community College. Holyoke Community College is a small public college located in the suburb of Holyoke.

Students who graduate with their associate from the fine arts program state that they receive average early career income of $20,981.

More information about a associate in fine & studio arts from Holyoke Community College

2

Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA

4 Annual Graduates

Springfield Technical Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in fine & studio arts. STCC is a small public college located in the city of Springfield.More information about a associate in fine & studio arts from Springfield Technical Community College

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine & studio arts colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	137	93
Connecticut	101	85
New Hampshire	80	4
Rhode Island	70	22
Maine	69	1
Vermont	58	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Fine Arts Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Fine Arts	99
Art Studies	92
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	16

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	264
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	96
Drama & Theater Arts	32
Music	30
General Visual & Performing Arts	12
Arts & Media Management	8
Dance	7
Other Visual Art	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.