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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Pennsylvania” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 152 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 3 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s art history students in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. 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.

Read more about Art History at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list.

Penn State University Park also took the #3 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park Art History Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple University Art History Report

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s art history degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art History at UPenn

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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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