2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Jewelry Arts is the 823rd most popular major in the country with 545 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 215 jewelry arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 jewelry arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in jewelry arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality jewelry arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the jewelry arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The jewelry 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 “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$29,390 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 4 associates’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $29,390 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Jewelry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$37,103 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles also took the #1 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $37,103 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Jewelry Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend FIDM Los Angeles.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at FIDM Los Angeles

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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