2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fine Arts is the 66th most popular major in the country with 11,922 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across District of Columbia, there were 31 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular fine arts programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in District of Columbia

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

Top 4 Most Popular Colleges for Fine Arts in District of Columbia

1

George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

$65,148 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,120 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified ’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.

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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full George Washington University Fine Arts Report

2

American University
Washington, District of Columbia

#3 overall quality in District of Columbia

$50,575 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,410 Average Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s fine arts degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fine Arts at American University

3

Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 overall quality in District of Columbia

$55,014 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,760 Average Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s fine arts degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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 86%.

Read more about Fine Arts at Catholic University of America

4

Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#7 overall quality in District of Columbia

$52,904 Average Early-Career Earnings

$32,669 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s fine arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Full Trinity College 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.