2024 Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Historic Preservation & Conservation is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #750 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 59 degrees in historic preservation & conservation to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Historic Preservation & Conservation Schools List

Historic Preservation & Conservation Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Historic Preservation & Conservation in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the historic preservation and conservation degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Historic Preservation and Conservation

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in historic preservation & conservation. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in historic preservation & conservation from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Delaware is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in historic preservation & conservation. UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark.More information about a degree in historic preservation & conservation from University of Delaware

Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best historic preservation & conservation schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	21
Pennsylvania	978	6
Delaware	345	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Historic Preservation and Conservation

Historic Preservation & Conservation is one of 2 different types of Historic Preservation programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Historic Preservation and Conservation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cultural Resource Management & Policy Analysis	12
Other Historic Preservation & Conservation	1

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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.