by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 844 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,687 and $20,724 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 198 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in general visual and performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in general visual and performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree visual arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 4 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Advancing Technology
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Oklahoma College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Oklahoma College is a public institution located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Oklahoma College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Pima Community College
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Austin Community College District
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region. San Jacinto College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 63 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at San Jacinto College
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at OSU Institute of Technology
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Santa Fe, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Coconino Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Coconino Community College is a small school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 2 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Coconino Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #10, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Glendale Community College
Navarro College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Corsicana, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Navarro College
Rio Salado College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Rio Salado College is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Rio Salado College
Mesa Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Mesa Community College
Paradise Valley Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Paradise Valley Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Paradise Valley Community College
With a ranking of #10, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Phoenix College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Phoenix College
Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Estrella Mountain Community College
With a ranking of #10, South Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at South Mountain Community College
Scottsdale Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Scottsdale Community College
With a ranking of #10, GateWay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. GateWay Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at GateWay Community College
Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large school located in Chandler, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Chandler-Gilbert Community College
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