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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation & Conservation

10 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$35,200 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major

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In 2020-2021, 331 people earned their degree in historic preservation and conservation, making the major the 750th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 historic preservation and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in historic preservation and conservation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in historic preservation and conservation.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major”.

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation & Conservation

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University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Washington. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major. University of Mary Washington is a small public school situated in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It awarded 36 bachelors’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at UMW

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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major list. C of C is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full College of Charleston Historic Preservation & Conservation Report

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Salve Regina University
Newport, Rhode Island

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Newport, Rhode Island, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at Salve Regina University

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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to qualified students.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Historic Preservation & Conservation Report

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Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ursuline College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major. Located in Pepper Pike, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s historic preservation and conservation students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at Ursuline College

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Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at Savannah College of Art and Design

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

With a ranking of #7, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major list. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Delaware Historic Preservation & Conservation Report

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Roger Williams University
Bristol, Rhode Island

Roger Williams University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at RWU

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s historic preservation and conservation students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Historic Preservation & Conservation at Temple University

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With a ranking of #10, Delaware State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major list. Del State is a medium-sized school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 0 bachelors’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at Del State

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