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

an associate degree in fine & studio arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #33 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast 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 197 associate degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 full 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 Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in fine & studio arts.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Fine Arts

1

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA

72 Annual Graduates

Northern Virginia Community College is a great decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in fine & studio arts. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Annandale.More information about a associate in fine & studio arts from Northern Virginia Community College

2

Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL

40 Annual Graduates

$27,500 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Full Sail University if you want to pursue an associate degree in fine & studio arts. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit university located in the large suburb of Winter Park.More information about a associate in fine & studio arts from Full Sail University

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine & studio arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	42
Georgia	121	24
Florida	121	41
North Carolina	120	3
Tennessee	102	0
Virginia	97	79
Kentucky	90	8

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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
Art Studies	131
Intermedia/Multimedia	40
Fine Arts	23
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts	2
Jewelry Arts	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	1,332
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	431
Music	308
General Visual & Performing Arts	212
Drama & Theater Arts	83
Other Visual Art	79
Arts & Media Management	66
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry	6

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.