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 2023 rankings named Howard University the best value school in District of Columbia for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard are $28,916 per 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 be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia list.
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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 college with a fairly large student population.
GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Fine Arts majors at GWU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia list.
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The excellent programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in District of Columbia. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
CUA also took the #4 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia rankings.
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| 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.