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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in District of Columbia (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$38,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree art history students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #1 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 1 students in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $41,289 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree art history students with aid per year to attend Howard University.

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 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. The 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American University is $43,451 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree art history students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, 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 85%.

Full The American University Art History Report

#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 Getting Aid. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s art history degrees to qualified students.

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 $34,230 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree art history students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Catholic University of America Art History Report

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art history degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend GWU is $33,719 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art History students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Art History at George Washington 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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