2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value programs for Fine Arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 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 degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Howard are $28,916 a year. While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at Howard accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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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 Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year. On average, Fine Arts graduates from The American University take out $25,375 in student loans while working on their degree.
The American University also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #3.
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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value 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 fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GWU are $57,984 a year. Fine Arts majors at GWU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia rankings.
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Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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.
CUA also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.
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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.
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