2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

an associate degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #9 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 502 associate degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of visual & performing arts for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality visual & performing arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on visual & performing arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of visual & performing arts students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for visual & performing arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• 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 schools for visual & performing arts students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Arizona

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in visual & performing arts.

Top Arizona Schools for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts

1

Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

113 Annual Graduates

Scottsdale Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from Scottsdale Community College

2

University of Advancing Technology
Tempe, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

University of Advancing Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in visual & performing arts. University of Advancing Technology is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from University of Advancing Technology

3

Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

74 Annual Graduates

Pima Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from Pima Community College

3

Sessions College for Professional Design
Tempe, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in visual & performing arts has to check out Sessions College for Professional Design. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, Sessions College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from Sessions College for Professional Design

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	38	1,349
Oklahoma	37	215
New Mexico	35	104

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	184
Fine & Studio Arts	89
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	79
General Visual & Performing Arts	52
Music	35
Drama & Theater Arts	32
Dance	16
Arts & Media Management	15

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 Bonnielou2013. More about our data sources and methodologies.