2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in Arizona (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 Arizona 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 Arizona, there were 156 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,050 and $17,012 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,749 and $17,785 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools 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 Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona associate degree visual arts students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in Arizona (With Aid)

#1

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$3,583 Average Net Price

$17,950 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pima County Community College District, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. It costs about $3,583 for Arizona Associate Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend Pima Community College.

Full Pima Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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