2025 Best Art Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Art Studies is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #49 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for art studies students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 85 associate degrees in art studies 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 much a school focuses on art studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of art studies students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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 art studies related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Art Studies Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Art Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Art Studies in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in art studies.

Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in Art Studies

1

Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Community College of Rhode Island is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in art studies. CCRI is a large public college located in the small city of Warwick.More information about a associate in art studies from Community College of Rhode Island

2

Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Holyoke Community College is a great decision for students interested in an associate degree in art studies. Holyoke Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Holyoke.More information about a associate in art studies from Holyoke Community College

Best Art Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best art studies schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	257	38
Connecticut	156	31
Rhode Island	101	22
Vermont	69	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Art Studies

One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Art Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine Arts	112
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	9

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 Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.