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2025 Best Art Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

20 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
528 Art Education Degrees Awarded
A degree in art education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #308 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 20 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Art Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 528 degrees in art education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Art Education School

Best Art Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of art education 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 education 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.

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Art Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Art Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 education degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Art Education

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MD

Any student who is interested in art education needs to check out University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 art education students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ

The College of New Jersey is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in art education. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Ewing. A Best Colleges rank of #200 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.

There were about 9 art education students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY

Hunter College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in art education. Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 30th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 10 art education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
5.9% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat The City College of New York if you wish to pursue a degree in art education. CCNY is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 65th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 17 art education students who graduated with this degree at CCNY in the most recent data year.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In NY
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 9 art education students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY
42.9% Growth in Graduates

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 art education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were about 20 art education students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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Queens College
Queens, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
46 Art Education Degrees Awarded

QC is a large public college located in the large city of Queens. This college ranks 52nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 46 art education students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In NY
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 62nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 15 art education students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent data year.

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In NY

Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hempstead. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Hofstra is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 art education students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent data year.

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Best Art Education Colleges by State

Explore the best art education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 251
Pennsylvania 978 128
Maryland 618 48
New Jersey 614 10
District of Columbia 441 0
Delaware 345 5

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Art Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Art Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education 1,678
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 1,172
Music Education 924
Social Studies Education 886
English & Language Arts Education 861
Mathematics Education 634
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 594
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Biology Education 182
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