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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in District of Columbia

5 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$38,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Art History Major in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art History Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 3,512 people earned their degree in art history, making the major the 192nd most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 72 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art History Major in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in art history. That schools that top this list have a program in art history in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art History Major in District of Columbia

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

Top 5 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in District of Columbia

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art History Major in District of Columbia 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 23 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full GWU Art History Report

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art History Major in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 10 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Georgetown University

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art History Major in District of Columbia list. CUA is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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%.

Read more about Art History at Catholic University of America

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art History Major in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s art history students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Art History at The American University

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art History Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #5 spot on the list. Howard is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 0 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2020-2021.

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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