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2024 Best Art History Schools in North Carolina

5 Colleges in North Carolina
89 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in North Carolina 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 89 degrees in art history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Art History School

Best Art History Schools in North Carolina 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. 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.

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

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

The art history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Art History Schools in North Carolina. 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 North Carolina

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.

Top North Carolina Schools in Art History

1
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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
27.8% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Duke University if you wish to pursue a degree in art history. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 art history students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
20.0% Growth in Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a good option for students pursuing a degree in art history. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 art history students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NC

It is hard to beat University of North Carolina at Charlotte if you wish to pursue a degree in art history. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 6 art history students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC

North Carolina State University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in art history. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 15 art history students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC

Located in the small city of Asheville, UNCA is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 57th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 7 art history students who graduated with this degree at UNCA in the most recent data year.

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Best Art History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 109
Georgia 690 78
Virginia 630 97
Tennessee 624 39
South Carolina 530 49
Kentucky 518 19
Mississippi 501 7
Alabama 500 17
Louisiana 489 28
Arkansas 466 5
West Virginia 410 1

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine Arts 422
Art Studies 184
Jewelry Arts 14
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 9
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts 7

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