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2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the art history program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree art history students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art History (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. 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. It costs about $22,287 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art History students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend George Washington University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Read more about Art History at GWU

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art history degrees to 16 students 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. It costs about $33,158 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art History students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend American University.

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.

Full The American University Art History Report

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art history degrees to 2 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 $28,766 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree art history students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full CUA 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 $48-$75k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art history degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #4 spot in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $42,870 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art History students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Howard.

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

Read more about 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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