2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,359 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,374 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,671 and $26,208 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 693 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree visual arts students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California

#3 in overall quality

$1,729 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 28 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Mt. SAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $1,729 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend Mt. San Antonio College.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Mt. SAC

#2

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California

#1 in overall quality

$5,782 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #2 spot on the list. Santa Rosa Junior College is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 8 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SRJC also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend SRJC is $5,782 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Santa Rosa Junior College

#3

Truckee Meadows Community College

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$9,348 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truckee Meadows Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Truckee Meadows Community College is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Truckee Meadows Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Truckee Meadows Community College is $9,348 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Full Truckee Meadows Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#4 in overall quality

$34,145 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Academy of Art University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $34,145 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Full Academy of Art University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (With Aid)

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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