2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
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The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for visual and performing 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Collin County Community College District to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 a year.
Collin County Community College District also took the #4 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.
Scottsdale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.
El Centro College also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent associate degree programs at KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, KD Conservatory is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
KD Conservatory undergraduate students pay an average of $16,884 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Austin Community College District also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Sessions College for Professional Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Sessions College is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Sessions College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,440 in tuition and fees each year.
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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 a year.
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Texas State Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TSTC are $11,369 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Pima Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Advancing Technology landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Advancing Technology are $17,461 per year.
Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,294 |
| Texas | 7,696 |
| New Mexico | 493 |
| Oklahoma | 1,205 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| 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 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
| Arts & Media Management | 4,788 |
| Dance | 3,288 |
| Other Visual Art | 912 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 119 |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | 10 |
Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 15 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).
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