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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $75-$110k)

27 Ranked Colleges
878 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 878 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine arts programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $75-$110k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in New York, New York, this large public school handed out 73 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

BMCC also made our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Borough of Manhattan Community College is $10,795 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 52 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY also made our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $12,082 for Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend FIT SUNY.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Fashion Institute of Technology Fine Arts Report

#3

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Long Island City, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 80 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

LaGuardia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia Community College is $12,640 for Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Delta College

University Center, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta College landed the #4 spot on the list. Delta College is a public institution located in University Center, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Delta College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Delta College is $9,045 for Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

Hudson County Community College

Jersey City, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hudson County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. HCCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 46 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

HCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hudson County Community College is $10,482 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Fine Arts at Hudson County Community College

#6

Naugatuck Valley Community College

Waterbury, Connecticut
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Naugatuck Valley Community College also made our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $9,536 for Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College.

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#7

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Grand Rapids Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 7 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Rapids Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,479 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Grand Rapids Community College.

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#8

Cecil College

North East, Maryland
#19 in overall quality

Cecil College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in North East, Maryland, and it awarded 13 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cecil College, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,030 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Cecil College.

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With a ranking of #9, Metropolitan Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. MCC is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 2 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend MCC is $8,132 for Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

North Hennepin Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

North Hennepin Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Hennepin Community College is $12,975 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10 in overall quality

Truckee Meadows Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Truckee Meadows Community College is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Truckee Meadows Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Truckee Meadows Community College is $13,042 for Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#12

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan

With a ranking of #12, Washtenaw Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Washtenaw Community College is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Washtenaw Community College is $5,875 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#13

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#13 in overall quality

Springfield Technical Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STCC, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,280 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend STCC.

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#14

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#17 in overall quality

Ivy Tech Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ivy Tech Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ivy Tech Community College is $11,669 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#15

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#23 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Antonio College, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,977 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend San Antonio College.

Full San Antonio College Fine Arts Report

#16

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York
#9 in overall quality

Finger Lakes Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 8 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Finger Lakes Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Finger Lakes Community College is $13,448 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Northampton County Area Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northampton County Area Community College is a public institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northampton Community College also took the #11 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northampton County Area Community College is $13,685 for Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Northampton County Area Community College Fine Arts Report

#18

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
#15 in overall quality

Brookdale Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #18. Brookdale Community College is a fairly large school located in Lincroft, New Jersey that handed out 12 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Brookdale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,608 for Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Brookdale Community College.

Full Brookdale Community College Fine Arts Report

#16 in overall quality

Estrella Mountain Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $12,839 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Estrella Mountain Community College

#20

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Century College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Century College is a medium-sized school located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Century College also took the #18 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Century College is $13,798 for Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Century College Fine Arts Report

#21

Adirondack Community College

Queensbury, New York
#21 in overall quality

Adirondack Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. SUNY Adirondack is a public institution located in Queensbury, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, SUNY Adirondack has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,160 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SUNY Adirondack.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Adirondack Community College

#22

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#14 in overall quality

Mesa Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 13 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mesa Community College, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,789 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

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#23

Delaware County Community College

Media, Pennsylvania
#20 in overall quality

Delaware County Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Media, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Delaware County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,560 for Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Delaware County Community College.

Read more about Fine Arts at Delaware County Community College

#24

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland

With a ranking of #24, Harford Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Bel Air, Maryland, and it awarded 1 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Harford Community College is $10,859 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#25

Villa Maria College

Buffalo, New York
#24 in overall quality

Villa Maria College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Villa also took the #24 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Villa is $15,449 for associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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