2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation & Conservation
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Historic Preservation & Conservation is the 710th most popular major in the country with 336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 historic preservation and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in historic preservation and conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent historic preservation and conservation programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the historic preservation and conservation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s.
Top 17 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation & Conservation
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 11 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also made our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 3 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s historic preservation and conservation students in 2019-2020.
CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.
With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s list. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Cornell University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to qualified students.
Cornell also took the #6 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #9, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s list. University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to qualified students.
UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Kentucky landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to qualified students.
UK also made our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.
College of Charleston landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. C of C is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
C of C also took the #8 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Charleston are $36,592, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Oregon did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UO also took the #17 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991.
Full University of Oregon Historic Preservation & Conservation Report
Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to qualified students.
SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at Savannah College of Art and Design
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s list. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to qualified students.
Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Columbia University in the City of New York Historic Preservation & Conservation Report
University of Southern California landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree historic preservation and conservation students list, USC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s historic preservation and conservation students in 2019-2020.
Boston U also took the #11 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Tulane University of Louisiana Historic Preservation & Conservation Report
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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