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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
487 Degrees Awarded
$20,967 Avg Salary
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 8,246 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,496 and $25,011 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 487 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,749 and $17,785 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona

#1

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k 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 95 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona associate degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, Pima County Community College District has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pima Community College is $5,659 for Arizona Associate Degree Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 9 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $10,721 for arizona associate degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.

Full Estrella Mountain Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 54 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $11,230 for arizona associate degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

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#4

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the #4 spot on the list. Phoenix College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 49 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona associate degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, Phoenix College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $10,965 for arizona associate degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sessions College for Professional Design. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 24 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Sessions College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sessions College for Professional Design is $11,622 for Arizona Associate Degree Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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%.

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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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