2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
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 Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 36,854 people earned their degree in design and applied arts, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,542 and had an average of $27,114 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 8,542 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,888 and $29,236 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,312 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a degree in design and applied arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality design and applied 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 design and applied arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chattahoochee Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Chattahoochee Technical College is located in Marietta, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
Chattahoochee Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Chattahoochee Technical College is $1,238 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 95 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
Wake Technical Community College also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Technical Community College is $5,307 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Central Piedmont Community College is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 53 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Piedmont Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,336 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Central Piedmont Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 61 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k list, Northern Virginia Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $8,818 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 25 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k list, Horry-Georgetown Technical College has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,930 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College.
Full Horry-Georgetown Technical College Design & Applied Arts Report
Seminole State College of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Sanford, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k list, Seminole State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,285 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Seminole State College of Florida.
NorthWest Arkansas Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. NWACC is a medium-sized public school situated in Bentonville, Arkansas. It awarded 8 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWACC, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NorthWest Arkansas Community College is $5,804 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Pitt Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Winterville, North Carolina. It awarded 26 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
Pitt Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pitt Community College is $3,357 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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With a ranking of #9, Miami Dade College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. MDC is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
MDC also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for MDC is $5,290 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k.
Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2019-2020.
FTCC also took the #19 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FTCC is $5,018 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k.
With a ranking of #11, Nashville State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Nashville State Community College is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Nashville State Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nashville State Community College is $7,460 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k.
Full Nashville State Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
Chattanooga State Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 26 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
Chattanooga State Community College also took the #17 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Chattanooga State Community College is $6,704 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Delgado Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Delgado Community College is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 26 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delgado Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delgado Community College is $9,982 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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North Georgia Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. North Georgia Technical College is located in Clarkesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
North Georgia Technical College also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend North Georgia Technical College is $2,981 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Virginia Western Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Roanoke, Virginia. It awarded 13 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Western Community College, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Western Community College is $5,958 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k.
Full Virginia Western Community College Design & Applied Arts Report
Guilford Technical Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Jamestown, North Carolina. It awarded 26 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
Guilford Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Guilford Technical Community College is $8,318 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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With a ranking of #17, Surry Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Dobson, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Surry Community College also took the #25 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,322 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Surry Community College.
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Wilkes Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wilkes Community College is a public institution located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Wilkes Community College is $2,321 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Daytona State College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Daytona State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Daytona State College is $8,549 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Gwinnett Technical College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. GTC is a public institution located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 46 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GTC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gwinnett Technical College is $10,359 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k.
Augusta Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #21. Augusta Technical College is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Augusta Technical College also took the #18 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,961 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Augusta Technical College.
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Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Ocala, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Rasmussen University - Florida also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,067 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s design students in 2019-2020.
International Fine Arts College also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $19,579 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend International Fine Arts College.
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Southern Adventist University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 1 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
Southern Adventist also took the #23 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,618 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southern Adventist University.
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The Art Institute of Atlanta came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Ai Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 9 associates’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
Ai Atlanta also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $23,167 for southeast region associate degree design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta.
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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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