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2024 Best Art History Schools in Missouri

8 Colleges in Missouri
75 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 8 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for art history students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 75 degrees in art history to qualified students.

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

Choosing a Great Art History School

Best Art History Schools in Missouri 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

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

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 Missouri 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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Best Schools for Art History in Missouri

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.

Top Missouri Schools in Art History

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO

It is hard to beat Washington University in St Louis if you want to pursue a degree in art history. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were about 14 art history students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Lindenwood University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in art history. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 30 art history students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MO

Kansas City Art Institute is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in art history. Kansas City Art Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

There were roughly 8 art history students who graduated with this degree at Kansas City Art Institute in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in art history from Kansas City Art Institute

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MO
50.0% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Missouri State University - Springfield if you want to pursue a degree in art history. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the city of Springfield. This university ranks 11th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 4 art history students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in art history from Missouri State University - Springfield

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Truman State University
Kirksville, MO

Truman State is a small public university located in the remote town of Kirksville. This university ranks 13th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.More information about a degree in art history from Truman State University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO
18.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 11 art history students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MO
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #405 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMSL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 art history students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available.

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MO

Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #219 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.

There were about 1 art history students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent data year.

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Best Art History Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Art History Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 57
Iowa 648 26
Kansas 599 24
Nebraska 500 14

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

Majors Similar to Art History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine Arts 174
Art Studies 162
Painting 25
Intermedia/Multimedia 19
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics 13
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts 11
Sculpture 8
Printmaking 5

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