2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,022 people earned their degree in digital arts, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in digital arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent digital arts programs, but they also cost less that 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 $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree art & technology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$11,596 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 $75-$110k 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 public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 75 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $11,596 for southwest region associate degree art & technology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Austin Community College District Digital Arts Report

#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$8,276 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Art & Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 17 associates’s art and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District also made our “Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Pima County Community College District is $8,276 for southwest region associate degree art & technology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Digital Arts at Pima County Community College District

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Digital Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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