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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Plains States region, there were 1,924 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,125 and $27,523 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 67 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio 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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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Metropolitan Community College

Omaha, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$2,894 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan Community College is $2,894 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$8,674 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Hennepin Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Hennepin Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Hennepin Community College is $8,674 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$9,460 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Century College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Century College is a medium-sized public school situated in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Century College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Century College is $9,460 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Century College

#4

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$11,411 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $11,411 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

• 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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