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2024 Best Art History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

51 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,092 Art History Degrees Awarded
A degree in art history is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #192 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 51 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Art History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,092 degrees in art history to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Art History School

Best Art History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of art history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Art History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Art History Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Art History
Bachelor's Degrees in Art History
Master's Degrees in Art History
Doctor's Degrees in Art History

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Art History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Art History in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the art history degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Art History

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
98 Art History Degrees Awarded

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good decision for students interested in a degree in art history. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 98 art history students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in art history. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 art history students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
97 Art History Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in art history needs to look into New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 97 art history students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD

Every student who is interested in art history has to look into University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 art history students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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MICA is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a degree in art history from Maryland Institute College of Art

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
42 Art History Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were about 42 art history students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
19th Most Popular In NY

Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

There were roughly 11 art history students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent data year.

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Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
21st Most Popular In NY

Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, Skidmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 10 art history students who graduated with this degree at Skidmore in the most recent data year.

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Towson University
Towson, MD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MD

Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson. This university ranks 6th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 5 art history students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 28 art history students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

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Best Art History Colleges by State

Explore the best art history schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 706
Pennsylvania 978 159
Maryland 618 45
New Jersey 614 67
District of Columbia 441 72
Delaware 345 20

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One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Art History has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine Arts 2,562
Art Studies 1,526
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 295
Painting 215
Intermedia/Multimedia 161
Jewelry Arts 128
Sculpture 65
Drawing 55
Printmaking 48
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics 39

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