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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art History (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

4 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Art History is the 175th most popular major in the country with 3,716 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 67 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in art history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great art history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the art history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The art history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree art history students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art History (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 19 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $17,614 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art History students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Art History at George Washington University

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree art history students whose families make $0-$30k list, The American University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American University is $28,432 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art History students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Art History at The American University

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s art history students in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for CUA is $25,675 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art History students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Art History at CUA

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #4 spot on the list. Howard University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s art history degrees to qualified students.

Howard also took the #4 spot in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Howard University is $37,757 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art History students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Art History at Howard

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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