2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid
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In 2019-2020, 416 people earned their degree in historic preservation, making the major the 294th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, historic preservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,775 and had an average of $36,085 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 203 historic preservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in historic preservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent historic preservation programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the historic preservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.
Top 22 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 3 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UF also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s historic preservation degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Historic Preservation at Columbia University in the City of New York
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.
UT Austin also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 11 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Historic Preservation at UMN Twin Cities
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 3 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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.
Saint Cloud State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s historic preservation degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Ball State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree historic preservation students with aid list, Ball State has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Vermont came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s historic preservation degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
UVM also took the #13 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Johns Hopkins University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.
Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #11, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s historic preservation degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
Brown also took the #4 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.
College of Charleston came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
C of C also took the #11 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Charleston are $36,592, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #13, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #14, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2019-2020.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Clemson University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246.
University of Oregon landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Oregon is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UO also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Cornell University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Cornell also took the #9 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Plymouth State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Plymouth State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Plymouth State are $14,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Historic Preservation at Boston University
University of Southern California came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.
USC also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s historic preservation degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree historic preservation students with aid list, SCAD has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975.
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Tulane also took the #15 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Historic Preservation at Tulane University of Louisiana
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- 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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- *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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