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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$33,805 Avg Salary
$26,458 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 142 degrees and certificates were awarded to fine and studio arts students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #49 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the best school in District of Columbia for fine and studio arts students. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from The American University take out $25,375 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Fine Arts majors at GWU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in District of Columbia. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at Howard accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,161
New York 3,302
Maryland 623
New Jersey 765
Delaware 58

More Fine & Studio Arts Rankings in District of Columbia

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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