2025 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in Texas

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of fine & studio arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 263 associate degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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 Texas list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Texas Schools for an Associate in Fine Arts

1

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

43 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Austin Community College District if you want to pursue an associate degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in fine & studio arts from Austin Community College District

2

El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX

33 Annual Graduates

$9,347 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in fine & studio arts needs to look into El Paso Community College. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the fine arts program earn about $9,347 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in fine & studio arts from El Paso Community College

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	169	89
New Mexico	140	35
Oklahoma	136	73

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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
Art Studies	208
Fine Arts	29
Art History	19
Jewelry Arts	7

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	492
Music	214
General Visual & Performing Arts	174
Drama & Theater Arts	125
Arts & Media Management	86
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	63
Dance	24

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.