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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
2,202 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Far Western US region, there were 8,042 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,475 and $30,349 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,202 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Santa Rosa Junior College is a public institution located in Santa Rosa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SRJC also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $9,366 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Santa Rosa Junior College.

Full SRJC Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mt. San Antonio College is a large public school situated in Walnut, California. It awarded 33 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Mt. SAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mt. SAC is $6,368 for far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Mt. San Antonio College

#3

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. College of Southern Nevada is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 26 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, CSN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSN is $8,823 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at College of Southern Nevada

#4

Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mt. Hood Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Gresham, Oregon. It awarded 10 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, MHCC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MHCC is $9,574 for far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Mt. Hood Community College

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truckee Meadows Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Reno, Nevada, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Truckee Meadows Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Truckee Meadows Community College is $13,042 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Truckee Meadows Community College

#2 in overall quality

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 5 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is $45,466 for far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at FIDM Los Angeles

#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

Academy of Art University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $36,626 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Academy of Art University

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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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