2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Fine & Studio Arts
Our analysis found Howard University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Howard undergraduate students pay an average of $28,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Howard also took the #5 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year.
The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in District of Columbia. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CUA are $52,156 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CUA is ranked #4 for overall quality for Fine Arts in District of Columbia.
Request InformationBest Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value 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 |
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Fine & Studio Arts Related Majors for Fine Arts
Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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