2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 130 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,575 and $31,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio 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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,269 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at GWU

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$30,409 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 19 masters’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 & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at The American University

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Howard University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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

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