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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,403 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,822 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, fine and studio arts was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 37,413 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Fine & Studio Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Sinclair Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for fine and studio arts students working on their associate degree. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Sinclair Community College Report

#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Ivy Tech Community College Report

#3

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owens Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Owens State Community College are $9,782 per year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Owens Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Michigan University are $18,828 a year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Michigan University

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 729
Ohio 880
Illinois 1,584
Indiana 645
Wisconsin 585

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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