2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 6,315 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,274 and $27,332 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 164 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine and studio 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 and studio arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$8,175 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 43 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,175 for southeast region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

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#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$27,998 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #2 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 41 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,998 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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