2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Art History is the 175th most popular major in the country with 3,716 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 105 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in art history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great art history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the art history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The art history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree art history students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 2 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.

Read full report on Art History at University of Virginia

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 7 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full George Mason University Art History Report

#3

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 3 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228.

Read more about Art History at VCU

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Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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