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Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$16,968 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,797 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 6,355 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for visual arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Visual & Performing Arts

#1

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego Mesa College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. San Diego Mesa College is a large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at San Diego Mesa College Report

#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Academy of Art University are $25,424 a year.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Academy of Art University Report

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,179
Washington 13
Oregon 66
Nevada 20

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Visual Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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