2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Visual & Performing Arts is the 217th most popular major in the country with 3,337 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 327 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 118 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual and performing 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$8,276 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 37 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pima County Community College District is $8,276 for southwest region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

San Jacinto Community College

Pasadena, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$12,672 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 78 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

San Jacinto College also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $12,672 for southwest region associate degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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