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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia

7 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the Fine Arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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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#2

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American University is a great place 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.

Fine Arts majors at The American University take out an average of $25,375 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for fine and studio arts students. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 7 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at Howard take out is $27,000.

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The excellent programs at University of the District of Columbia helped the school earn the #5 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, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of the District of Columbia

With a ranking of #6, Catholic University of America did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Trinity Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Trinity Washington University Report

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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 7 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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