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2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California

10 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$36,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art History Schools for a Master's in California

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 Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking looked at 10 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the art history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History in California

#1

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California list. Azusa Pacific University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Azusa, California. It awarded 25 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art History at Azusa Pacific University

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California 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.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

Read more about Art History at University of California - Los Angeles

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s art history students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Read more about Art History at University of California - Davis

#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 #4 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s art history students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Berkeley Art History Report

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686.

Read full report on Art History at University of California - Riverside

#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California list. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688.

Read full report on Art History at Academy of Art University

#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s art history students in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. 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 USC

#8

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, California
#9 in overall quality

San Francisco Art Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California list. SFAI is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 8 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

SFAI also made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFAI are $48,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full San Francisco Art Institute Art History Report

#9

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s art history students in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011.

Read more about Art History at Stanford University

#10

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, California College of the Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in California list. California College of the Arts is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s art history degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at California College of the Arts, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California College of the Arts are $53,795.

Read more about Art History at California College of the Arts

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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

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