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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in District of Columbia (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts 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.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 130 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,575 and $31,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts 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 fine and studio arts 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 Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Howard also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Howard University is $41,289 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Howard

#2

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

University of the District of Columbia also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $15,894 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of the District of Columbia

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts 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 #3 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 22 bachelors’s Fine Arts 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 Fine & Studio Arts 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 fine arts 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at The American University

#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Catholic University of America is $34,230 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Catholic University of America

#5

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 35 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend George Washington University is $33,719 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts 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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