If you pursue a degree in art studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #56 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for art studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 113 degrees in art studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of art studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Art Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Art Studies Schools in West Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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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 studies degree levels they offer.
West Virginia University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in art studies. WVU is a very large public university located in the city of Morgantown. A Best Colleges rank of #513 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WVU is a great university overall.
There were about 49 art studies students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year.
Shepherd University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in art studies. Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were roughly 17 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Shepherd University in the most recent year we have data available.
Marshall University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in art studies. Marshall University is a large public university located in the city of Huntington. A Best Colleges rank of #883 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Marshall University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Marshall University in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in art studies needs to check out Concord University. Located in the town of Athens, Concord University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were roughly 12 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Concord University in the most recent data year.
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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