2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Digital Arts is the 259th most popular major in the country with 3,022 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 417 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 103 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in digital arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality digital 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 digital arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The art & technology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$3,134 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 75 associates’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree art & technology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $3,134 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Art & Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Digital Arts at Austin Community College District

#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$2,574 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 17 associates’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $2,574 for southwest region associate degree art & technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pima County Community College District.

Read full report on Digital Arts at Pima Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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