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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
2,202 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree fine arts students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Rosa Junior College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. SRJC is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Rosa, California. It awarded 25 associates’s Fine Arts 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 $5,782 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend SRJC.

Full Santa Rosa Junior College 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 Getting Aid list. Mt. San Antonio College is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

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. It costs about $1,729 for far western us region associate degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Mt. SAC.

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 Getting Aid list. CSN is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 26 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CSN also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CSN is $5,806 for far western us region associate degree fine arts students with aid.

Full College of Southern Nevada Fine & Studio Arts Report

#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 #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Truckee Meadows Community College also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Truckee Meadows Community College is $9,348 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

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

#5

Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. MHCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Gresham, Oregon. It awarded 10 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MHCC also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. Hood Community College is $7,211 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at MHCC

#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $34,145 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Academy of Art University

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. FIDM Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIDM Los Angeles, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $41,505 for far western us region associate degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend FIDM Los Angeles.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at FIDM Los Angeles

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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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