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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$54,659 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,805 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 41 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 #76 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search 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 2 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.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for Fine Arts majors pursuing a .

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The American University are $51,334 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The American University is ranked #3 for overall quality for Fine Arts in District of Columbia.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at American University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for Fine Arts in District of Columbia.

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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 721
Pennsylvania 132
Maryland 56
New Jersey 24
Delaware 5

More Fine & Studio Arts Rankings in District of Columbia

One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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