2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s
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In 2019-2020, 3,716 people earned their degree in art history, making the major the 175th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 774 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 87 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in art history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality art history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the art history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History
Out of the 87 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s art history students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s list. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized school located in Azusa, California that handed out 25 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s art history degrees to qualified students.
UW - Madison also took the #6 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s art history students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.
Out of the 87 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art history degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Hunter College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 16 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 4 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Cornell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Kansas ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 12 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Florida State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art history degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 2 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.
Read full report on Art History at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s art history students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree art history students list, UF has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art history degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Temple University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Iowa came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 2 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Utah landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Memphis ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art history degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.
University at Buffalo ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 3 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s art history degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.
With a ranking of #22, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Kent State University at Kent came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s ranking. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art history degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #24, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 7 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Art History at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
With a ranking of #25, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Art History at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
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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.
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