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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,249 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 149 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fine arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,183 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend San Antonio College.

Read full report on Fine Arts at San Antonio College

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Avondale, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,973 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Estrella Mountain Community College

#3

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#1 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 Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 13 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $8,791 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Mesa Community College Fine Arts Report

#4

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Phoenix College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, Phoenix College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $8,169 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Phoenix College

#5

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

Scottsdale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,963 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.

Full Scottsdale Community College Fine Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, Institute of American Indian Arts has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,094 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Institute of American Indian Arts.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Institute of American Indian Arts Fine Arts Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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