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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools

43 Colleges
$17,822 Avg Salary
$13,377 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 37,413 people earned a degree or certificate in fine and studio arts, making the major the #32 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 43 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the Fine Arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

Our analysis found LaGuardia Community College to be the best school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. LaGuardia is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Island City.

While working on their Associate Degree, Fine Arts majors at LaGuardia accumulate an average of around $8,218 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from Austin Community College District take out $18,362 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools list. BMCC is a large public school located in the city of New York.

While working on their Associate Degree, Fine Arts majors at BMCC accumulate an average of around $13,869 in student debt.

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#4

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, County College of Morris landed the # 4 spot on the list. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Randolph.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at County College of Morris take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,660.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holyoke Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at Holyoke Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,126.

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Fashion Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at FIT SUNY take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,327.

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#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #7, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Scottsdale Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Finger Lakes Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the rural area of Canandaigua, Finger Lakes Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Carbon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Fine & Studio Arts by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Jorge Royan.

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