2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 545 people earned their degree in jewelry arts, making the major the 823rd most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 jewelry arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in jewelry arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent jewelry arts programs, but they also 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 jewelry arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree jewelry arts students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts (With Aid)

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$10,523 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. FIT SUNY is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s jewelry arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIT SUNY, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FIT SUNY is $10,523 for Associate Degree Jewelry Arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full Fashion Institute of Technology Jewelry Arts Report

#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#3 in overall quality

$34,145 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s jewelry arts students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,145 for associate degree jewelry arts students with aid.

Full Academy of Art University Jewelry Arts Report

#3

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#2 in overall quality

$41,505 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #3 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 made our “Best Jewelry Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for FIDM Los Angeles is $41,505 for Associate Degree Jewelry Arts students with aid.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

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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