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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$19,529 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,822 Avg Salary

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

Fine & Studio Arts is the #32 most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Our 2023 rankings named College of Southern Nevada the best value school in the Far Western US Region for fine and studio arts students working on their associate degree. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSN are $11,534 per year. On average, Fine Arts graduates from CSN take out $9,481 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego Mesa College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego Mesa College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Diego Mesa College are $8,512 per year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at San Diego Mesa College Report

#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Academy of Art University undergraduate students pay an average of $25,424 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Academy of Art University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their associate degree. FIDM Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

FIDM Los Angeles undergraduate students pay an average of $32,645 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles Report

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,381
Washington 402
Oregon 419
Nevada 141
Hawaii 116
Alaska 35

One of 10 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 schools only.

  • 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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