2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Digital 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 Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Digital Arts is the 259th most popular major in the country with 3,022 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 417 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 103 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in digital arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great digital arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the digital arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree art & technology students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Digital Arts in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$6,861 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 75 associates’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also took the #1 spot in our “Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Art & Technology students per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Read more about Digital Arts at Austin Community College District

#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$3,583 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pima County Community College District is $3,583 for southwest region associate degree art & technology students.

Full Pima Community College Digital Arts Report

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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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