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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art History (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

4 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,716 people earned their degree in art history, making the major the 175th most popular in the United States.

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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in art history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality art history programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art History (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 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 George Washington University is $17,924 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art History students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full George Washington University Art History Report

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 16 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The American University is $22,578 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art History students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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 $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $26,211 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree art history students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Catholic University of America.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Catholic University of America Art History Report

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree art history students whose families make $30-$48k list, Howard has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Howard is $39,858 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art History students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on Art History at Howard University

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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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