2024 Best Art History Schools in Pennsylvania
9
Colleges in Pennsylvania
159
Art History Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
art history, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #192 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for art history students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 159 degrees in art history during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Art History School
Your choice of art history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for art history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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
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 Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Art History in Pennsylvania
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the art history degree levels they offer.
10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in Art History
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In PA
University of Pennsylvania is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in art history. UPenn is a fairly 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 about 19 art history students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from University of Pennsylvania
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In PA
It's hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in art history. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 art history students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Temple University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in art history. Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 art history students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from Temple University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
15th
Most Popular In PA
Muhlenberg College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in art history. Located in the midsize city of Allentown, Muhlenberg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 2 art history students who graduated with this degree at Muhlenberg in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from Muhlenberg College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
17th
Most Popular In PA
It's hard to beat Messiah University if you wish to pursue a degree in art history. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 31st out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 1 art history students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from Messiah University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
17th
Most Popular In PA
Marywood is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Scranton. This university ranks 54th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 1 art history students who graduated with this degree at Marywood in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the fringe town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 43rd out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 10 art history students who graduated with this degree at Kutztown University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In PA
Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
There were roughly 3 art history students who graduated with this degree at Bloomsburg in the most recent year we have data available.
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Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 art history students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from Drexel University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In PA
Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 art history students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.
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