2025 Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

an associate degree in digital arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #188 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 122 associate degrees in digital arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on digital arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other digital 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized digital arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for digital arts students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Digital Arts Schools

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 the Best Digital Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Digital Arts in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Art & Technology

1

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

74 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in digital arts needs to take a look at Austin Community College District. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in digital arts from Austin Community College District

2

Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Pima Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in digital arts. Pima County Community College District is a large public college located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a associate in digital arts from Pima Community College

Best Digital Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best digital arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	62
Arizona	349	22
New Mexico	255	8
Oklahoma	222	13

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Digital Arts Related Rankings by Major

Digital Arts is one of 1 different types of General Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Art & Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts	96

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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0. More about our data sources and methodologies.