2026 Best Art History Schools in District of Columbia
Art History is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual analyzed 5 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best art history schools.
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Best Schools for Art History in District of Columbia
If you are not 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.
Top Schools in Art History
Our analysis ranked George Washington University the best school in the country for a degree in art history. This very large private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Washington. About 84% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 25 art history students who graduated with this degree at George Washington University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the art history program make about $73,749 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $22,910 to complete this degree.
Read more about the art history program at George Washington University
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
