2024 Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Historic Preservation & Conservation is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #472 out of the 1172 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for historic preservation & conservation students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 master's degrees in historic preservation & conservation during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on historic preservation & conservation students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of historic preservation & conservation students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized historic preservation & conservation related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for historic preservation & conservation students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Historic Preservation & Conservation in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for historic preservation & conservation students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Historic Preservation and Conservation

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in historic preservation & conservation. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in historic preservation & conservation from University of Southern California

2

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Oregon if you want to pursue a master's degree in historic preservation & conservation. UO is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.More information about a master’s in historic preservation & conservation from University of Oregon

Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best historic preservation & conservation colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	8
Oregon	291	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Historic Preservation and Conservation

One of 2 majors within the Historic Preservation area of study, Historic Preservation & Conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Historic Preservation and Conservation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cultural Resource Management & Policy Analysis	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.