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

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in historic preservation, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #209 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Historic Preservation Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 master's degrees in historic preservation during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on historic preservation students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other historic preservation students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for historic preservation to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized historic preservation related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Historic Preservation Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Historic Preservation Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in historic preservation.

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

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

8 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in historic preservation. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in historic preservation from University of Southern California

2

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in historic preservation has to take a look at University of Oregon. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in historic preservation from University of Oregon

Best Historic Preservation Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	18
Washington	183	0
Oregon	158	3
Hawaii	85	0

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Historic Preservation Related Rankings by Major

Historic Preservation is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Historic Preservation Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Historic Preservation & Conservation	11
Cultural Resource Management & Policy Analysis	10

Majors Similar to Historic Preservation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sustainability Science	195
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	175
Gerontology	161
Dispute Resolution	151
Nutrition Science	133
Human Computer Interaction	119
International Studies	88
Biological & Physical Science	83
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	82
Behavioral Science	81

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.