2027 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools in Virginia

[Historic Preservation](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/historic-preservation/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value historic preservation schools.
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2027 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools in Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in historic preservation, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Historic Preservation Schools
For return on investment in historic preservation, no school beat University Of Mary Washington this year. Located in the suburb of Fredericksburg, University Of Mary Washington is a mid-sized public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,905, while out-of-state students pay about $28,083. Historic Preservation graduates carry a median of $23,250 in student loans. Soon after graduation, historic preservation degree recipients from University Of Mary Washington generally make around $43,243. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 80%.
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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 · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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).
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