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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$13,488 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $13,488 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$28,032 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #2 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $28,032 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Full Sail University.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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