2024 Best Art History Schools in Maryland

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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for art history students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 45 degrees in art history to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Art History School

The art history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Art History rankings. We derive our Best Overall Art History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Art History Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Art History Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 Maryland

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 Maryland Schools in Art History

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In MD

University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in art history. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in art history from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD

Maryland Institute College of Art is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in art history. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in art history from Maryland Institute College of Art

3

Towson University
Towson, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In MD

Towson University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in art history. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population. 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.

More information about a degree in art history from Towson University

4

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In MD

33.3% Growth in Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in art history. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 15 art history students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in art history from Johns Hopkins University

4

St Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In MD

St Mary's College of Maryland is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in art history. Located in the small suburb of St. Mary's City, SMCM is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 10th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 3 art history students who graduated with this degree at SMCM in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in art history from St Mary’s College of Maryland

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
New Jersey	614	67
District of Columbia	441	72
Delaware	345	20

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Art History Related Rankings by Major

Art History is one of 13 different types of Fine & Studio Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine Arts	263
Art Studies	137
Intermedia/Multimedia	55
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	41
Painting	36
Sculpture	20
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts	11
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	8
Printmaking	5
Drawing	2

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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.