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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in California

6 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across California, there were 491 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree art history students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s art history degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree art history students list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art History at UCLA

#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in California. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s art history degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also took the #5 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art History at UCSB

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in California. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Art History at UC Berkeley

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in California list. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also made our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSD Art History Report

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #5 spot on the list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree art history students list, USC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art History at University of Southern California

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s art history students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree art history students list, Stanford has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art History at Stanford University

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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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