2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 12,032 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 32 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 fine 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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine 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 For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (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 Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $17,614 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$28,432 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 6 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $28,432 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The American University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 more about Fine Arts at The American University

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$25,675 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

CUA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Catholic University of America is $25,675 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

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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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