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2027 Best Value Historic Preservation & Conservation Schools in New York

[Historic Preservation & Conservation](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/historic-preservation/historic-preservation-and-conservation/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong historic preservation & conservation education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for historic preservation & conservation students.

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• Best Value Historic Preservation & Conservation Schools in New York

2027 Best Value Historic Preservation & Conservation Schools in New York

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the historic preservation & conservation degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Historic Preservation & Conservation Schools

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Columbia University In The City Of New York
New York, NY

$70,517 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,258 Avg Student Debt

$102,491 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Columbia University In The City Of New York the best value for a degree in historic preservation & conservation in New York. Columbia University In The City Of New York is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. In-state tuition and fees average $70,517. Typical student debt for historic preservation & conservation graduates is $23,258. Historic Preservation & Conservation graduates of Columbia University In The City Of New York earn a median of $53,920 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 4%.

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Pratt Institute Main
Brooklyn, NY

$61,845 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,103 Avg Student Debt

$54,295 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Pratt Institute Main earned it the #2 place for historic preservation & conservation. Pratt Institute Main is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $61,845. Students borrow a median of $25,103 to complete the historic preservation & conservation program here. Soon after graduation, historic preservation & conservation degree recipients from Pratt Institute Main generally make around $38,569. That is a strong return on a $25,103 median debt. Pratt Institute Main admits about 73% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.