2025 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Texas

If you plan on getting your associate degree in fine & studio arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #33 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of fine & studio arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 304 associate degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to fine & studio arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other fine & studio arts students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for fine & studio arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• 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 schools for fine & studio arts students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in Texas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in fine & studio arts.

Top Texas Schools for an Associate in Fine Arts

1

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

63 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Austin Community College District if you wish to pursue an associate degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in fine & studio arts from Austin Community College District

2

El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX

31 Annual Graduates

$9,347 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in fine & studio arts has to check out El Paso Community College. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the fine arts program earn around $9,347 for their early career.

More information about a associate in fine & studio arts from El Paso Community College

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	169	89
New Mexico	140	35
Oklahoma	136	73

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Fine Arts Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Art Studies	237
Fine Arts	34
Art History	27
Jewelry Arts	6

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	513
Music	193
General Visual & Performing Arts	139
Drama & Theater Arts	129
Arts & Media Management	99
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	48
Dance	20

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.