Ranked #56 in popularity, art studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Art Studies Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 137 degrees in art studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The art studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Art Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Art Studies 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.
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 Studies Schools in Maryland 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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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 studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in art studies needs to check out Towson University. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.
There were approximately 63 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.
Salisbury University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in art studies. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #676 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Salisbury is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent year we have data available.
Hood College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in art studies. Hood is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Frederick. This college ranks 22nd out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 8 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Hood in the most recent year we have data available.
Morgan State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in art studies. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore. This university ranks 31st out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 15 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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The art studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Art Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Art Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
