2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #102 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 96 associate degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

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 visual & performing arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other visual & performing 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized visual & performing arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for visual & performing arts students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Visual & Performing Arts Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for visual & performing arts students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Visual Arts

1

San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat San Jacinto Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from San Jacinto Community College

2

Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Pima Community College is a good choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in visual & performing arts. Pima County Community College District is a large public college located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from Pima Community College

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual & performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	63
Arizona	349	30

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Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major

Visual & Performing Arts is one of 1 different types of General Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Digital Arts	122

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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0. More about our data sources and methodologies.