2025 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

If you plan on getting your associate degree in fine & studio arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #33 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for fine & studio arts students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 106 associate degrees in fine & studio arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to fine & studio arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other fine & studio arts students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for fine & studio arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fine & studio arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for fine & studio arts students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in Michigan

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in fine & studio arts.

Top Michigan Schools for an Associate in Fine Arts

1

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

10 Annual Graduates

Northern Michigan University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in fine & studio arts. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Marquette.More information about a associate in fine & studio arts from Northern Michigan University

2

Delta College
University Center, MI

13 Annual Graduates

Delta College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the rural area of University Center, Delta College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in fine & studio arts from Delta College

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	196	18
Indiana	123	22
Illinois	119	88

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Fine Arts Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Fine Arts	55
Art Studies	29
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	20
Art History	2

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	160
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	80
Music	30
General Visual & Performing Arts	12
Drama & Theater Arts	3
Arts & Media Management	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.