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

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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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fine arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$43,451 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $43,451 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend American University.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$34,230 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $34,230 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Catholic University of America.

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.

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#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$33,719 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 14 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend GWU is $33,719 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

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

Full GWU Fine 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.

Credits

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

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