2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southwest region, there were 8,577 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,498 and $24,877 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 480 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 11 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $4,362 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Austin Community College District.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Austin Community College District
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,626 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.
Full Central New Mexico Community College Fine & Studio Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, OSU Institute of Technology has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $4,299 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.
Full Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Fine & Studio Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
San Antonio College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $6,189 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Vista College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, Northwest Vista College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $4,906 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Estrella Mountain Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $8,740 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 13 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Mesa Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,317 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.
With a ranking of #8, South Plains College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
South Plains College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,419 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.
Phoenix College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Phoenix College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $8,867 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 5 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Institute of American Indian Arts, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Institute of American Indian Arts is $12,767 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Scottsdale Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Scottsdale Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Scottsdale Community College is $10,103 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.
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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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