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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in the Middle Atlantic Region

13 Ranked Colleges
85 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,130 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 85 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 15 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s art history degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree art history students list, Binghamton University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art History at Binghamton University

#2

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#13 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. The Graduate Center, CUNY is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s art history degrees to qualified students.

The Graduate Center also took the #13 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center, CUNY are $23,640.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s art history degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SUNY Stony Brook Art History Report

#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #4 spot on the list. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s art history degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree art history students list, UMCP has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Art History at University of Maryland - College Park

#5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 4 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art History at Rutgers New Brunswick

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#14 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s art history students in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art History at Temple

#6

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#5 in overall quality

University of Delaware landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s art history degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192.

Full University of Delaware Art History Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s art history degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Art History Report

#8

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Pennsylvania State University - University Park did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Penn State University Park also took the #10 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art History at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#9

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

New York University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 9 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

Read more about Art History at University of Pennsylvania

#11

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, New York
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Bard College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bard is a small school located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bard, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bard are $37,484, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s art history degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art History at Columbia University in the City of New York

#13

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s art history students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree art history students list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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