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

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia

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

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

#1

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of the District of Columbia, the school also landed 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 per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of the District of Columbia Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $41,289 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students 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 Fine & Studio Arts at Howard University

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 5 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree fine arts students list, CUA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CUA is $34,230 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts 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%. 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 Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia 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 Fine Arts degrees to 22 students 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. It costs about $43,451 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree fine arts students per year to attend American University.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at The American University

#5

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 35 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree fine arts students list, GWU has also earned the #1 rank 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full George Washington University Fine & Studio Arts Report

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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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