2024 Best Fine Arts Schools in District of Columbia

Fine Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #66 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine Arts Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 31 degrees in fine arts to qualified students.

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Pick Your Fine Arts Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Schools in District of Columbia list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Fine Arts in District of Columbia

The schools below may not offer all types of fine arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Fine Arts

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in fine arts needs to take a look at George Washington University. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in fine arts from George Washington University

2

American University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

American University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in fine arts. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in fine arts from American University

Best Fine Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Fine Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	1,611
Pennsylvania	978	444
Maryland	618	263
New Jersey	614	180
Delaware	345	25

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts

One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Fine Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Art History	72
Art Studies	43

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.