2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation
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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.
This year’s “Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in historic preservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality historic preservation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the historic preservation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree historic preservation students.
Top 21 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #1 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University also took the #17 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 Saint Cloud State University are $12,904.
Read more about Historic Preservation at Saint Cloud State University
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 list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also took the #3 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 Georgia are $27,476.
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 #3 for the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree historic preservation students list, Clemson has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #5 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree historic preservation students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Florida landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 3 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UF also took the #10 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 UF are $30,130.
Ball State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. Ball State University is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree historic preservation students 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 University are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s historic preservation degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Historic Preservation Report
Eastern Michigan University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.
Read full report on Historic Preservation at Eastern Michigan
Cornell University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Vermont came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Kentucky came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s historic preservation degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree historic preservation students list, UK has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Historic Preservation at University of Kentucky
College of Charleston ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2019-2020.
C of C not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Charleston are $36,592, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Historic Preservation at College of Charleston
University of Oregon ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. SCAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Savannah College of Art and Design Historic Preservation Report
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 27 masters’s historic preservation 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 University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Southern California landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s historic preservation degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Historic Preservation at University of Southern California
Johns Hopkins University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 3 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree historic preservation students list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Boston University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. 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.
Boston U also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.
Read full report on Historic Preservation at Boston University
Brown University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2019-2020.
Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. Tulane 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.
In addition to being on our master’s degree historic preservation students list, Tulane has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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