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

6 Ranked Colleges
480 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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 Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

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 Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Central New Mexico Community College is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 23 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 4 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend OSU Institute of Technology is $6,500 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $5,413 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Northwest Vista College.

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#6

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#11 in overall quality

South Plains College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Plains College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for southwest region associate degree fine arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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