2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 19,826 people earned their degree in art studies, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 31 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in art studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art studies 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 art studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree art studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$17,614 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2 bachelors’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend George Washington University is $17,614 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Art Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 full report on Art Studies at George Washington University

#2

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$14,743 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of the District of Columbia is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 4 bachelors’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend University of the District of Columbia is $14,743 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree art studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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.

Full University of the District of Columbia Art Studies Report

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$37,757 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Howard is $37,757 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree art studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Art Studies at Howard 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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