2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Plains States 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also 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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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Metropolitan Community College

Omaha, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$8,132 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $8,132 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$12,975 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

North Hennepin Community College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend North Hennepin Community College is $12,975 for plains states region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at North Hennepin Community College

#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$13,798 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,798 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Century College.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Century College

#4

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$16,497 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,497 for plains states region associate degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College.

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

• 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.

Credits

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

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