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2027 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools in New York

[Historic Preservation](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/historic-preservation/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong historic preservation education at a price that pays off.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for historic preservation students.

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• Best Value Historic Preservation Schools in New York

2027 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools in New York

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in historic preservation, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Historic Preservation Schools

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Columbia University In The City Of New York
New York, NY

$70,517 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,258 Avg Student Debt

$102,491 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in historic preservation, no school beat Columbia University In The City Of New York this year. Located in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $70,517 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for historic preservation graduates is $23,258. Early-career historic preservation graduates make about $53,920. Set against $23,258 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 4% of applicants are accepted.

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Pratt Institute Main
Brooklyn, NY

$61,845 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,103 Avg Student Debt

$54,295 Median Earnings (10yr)

Pratt Institute Main is a great value for students pursuing a degree in historic preservation, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute Main is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $61,845. Historic Preservation graduates carry a median of $25,103 in student loans. Early-career historic preservation graduates make about $38,569. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Pratt Institute Main admits about 73% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.