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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$10,977 Average Net Price

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 $75-$110k list. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, San Antonio College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $10,977 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Fine Arts at San Antonio College

#2

Estrella Mountain Community College

Avondale, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$12,839 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students 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. The yearly cost to attend Estrella Mountain Community College is $12,839 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Fine Arts at Estrella Mountain Community College

#3

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$13,789 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s fine arts students 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 $13,789 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Mesa Community College

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

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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