2025 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Fine & Studio Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #33 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 129 associate degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Fine & Studio Arts School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of fine & studio arts for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Early-Career Salaries
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on fine & studio arts students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of fine & studio arts students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How much debt fine & studio arts students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fine & studio arts related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for fine & studio arts students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Fine & Studio Arts Schools
The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
