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

5 Ranked Colleges
323 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 546 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,177 and $36,354 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 323 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual and performing 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 Visual & Performing 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 Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts 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. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Howard is $41,289 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

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

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Howard

#2

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing 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. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend University of the District of Columbia is $15,894 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid.

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 full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of the District of Columbia

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 122 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid list, The American University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American University is $43,451 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 85%.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The American University

#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #4 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 40 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $34,230 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students with aid per year to attend Catholic University of America.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.

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#5

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 79 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $33,719 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

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

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at GWU

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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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