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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 68 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the Fine Arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named El Paso Community College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for fine and studio arts students working on their associate degree. El Paso Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

Women make up 46% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at El Paso Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $5,744.

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Out of the 68 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 2 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 75% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

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 Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in Fine Arts at Houston Community College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#4

Rose State College

Midwest City, OK

The in-demand associate degree programs at Rose State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in the Southwest Region . RSC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Midwest City.

Women make up 79% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from RSC take out $14,786 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Blinn College

Brenham, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blinn College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Brenham, Blinn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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Tulsa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

Of the 18 students majoring in Fine Arts at Tulsa Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#7

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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#7

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fine and studio arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of McAllen.

Of the 16 students majoring in Fine Arts at South Texas College, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Central New Mexico Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Of the 14 students majoring in Fine Arts at CNM, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Fine & Studio Arts students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
11 Temple College Temple, TX
13 Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ
13 Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,939
Arizona 479
Oklahoma 234
New Mexico 155

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

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 28 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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