by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 37,604 people earned their degree in fine & studio arts, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In , fine & studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $25,159 and had an average of $25,720 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 6,112 fine & studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,517 and $24,800 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 221 fine & studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine & studio arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fine & studio arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Georgia State College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region. East Georgia State College is a small school located in Swainsboro, Georgia that handed out 5 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 14 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Itawamba Community College
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Delta Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Moorhead, Mississippi, and it awarded 4 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Beacon College landed the #4 spot on the list. Leesburg, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Goodman, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
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Northern Virginia Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified associates’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Virginia Community College
Coahoma Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Coahoma Community College is a small school located in Clarksdale, Mississippi that handed out 3 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school situated in Wesson, Mississippi. It awarded 6 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
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Georgia Military College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Georgia Military College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Full Sail University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 42 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. TNCC is a public institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Haywood Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Clyde, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Tifton, Georgia, and it awarded 3 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in Paducah, Kentucky, and it awarded 11 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Owensboro Community and Technical College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 0 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
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Pearl River Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Pearl River Community College is a public institution located in Poplarville, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Pearl River Community College Fine & Studio Arts Report
Lindsey Wilson College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbia, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s fine arts degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Lindsey Wilson College
Thomas More University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Thomas More is a small school located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky that handed out 8 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cumberland University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Cumberland University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lebanon, Tennessee. It awarded 4 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
College of the Albemarle ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. College of the Albemarle is a small school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina that handed out 3 associates’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
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