2024 Best Art History Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in art history, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #108 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of art history. Combined, these schools handed out 8 doctor's degrees in art history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

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 art history students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other art history students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized art history related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for art history students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Art History Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Art History Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Art History in Texas

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for art history students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Art History

1

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in art history has to take a look at Southern Methodist University. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.More information about a doctorate in art history from Southern Methodist University

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in art history. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a doctorate in art history from The University of Texas at Austin

Best Art History Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Art History Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma	124	1
New Mexico	73	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Art History

Art History is one of 13 different types of Fine & Studio Arts programs to choose from.

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.