2024 Best Art History Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in art history, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #181 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Art History Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 master's degrees in art history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Art History School for Your Master's Degree

The art history master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to art history students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of art history students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized art history related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Art History Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Art History in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in art history.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Art History

1

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Yale University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in art history. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in art history from Yale University

2

Tufts University
Medford, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Tufts University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in art history. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford.More information about a master’s in art history from Tufts University

3

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in art history needs to look into Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a master’s in art history from Boston University

4

Williams College
Williamstown, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in art history has to take a look at Williams College. Located in the fringe town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in art history from Williams College

5

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in art history from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Art History Colleges by State

Explore the best art history colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	33
Connecticut	313	16
Rhode Island	222	0

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Art History Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Art History has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Art History

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine Arts	148
Painting	28
Printmaking	23
Art Studies	20
Sculpture	16
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	12
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	10
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts	7
Jewelry Arts	7
Intermedia/Multimedia	6

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.