2024 Best Art History Schools in District of Columbia

Art History is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #192 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of art history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 72 degrees in art history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Art History Schools List

Art History Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Art History Schools in District of Columbia list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Art History in District of Columbia

The schools below may not offer all types of art history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Art History

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Art History Degrees Awarded

45.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in art history has to look into George Washington University. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in art history from George Washington University

2

American University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in art history has to check out American University. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in art history from American University

Best Art History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Art History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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Rankings in Majors Related to Art History

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Art Studies	43
Fine Arts	31

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.