2025 Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Historic Preservation & Conservation is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #665 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 58 bachelor's degrees in historic preservation & conservation to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on historic preservation & conservation students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of historic preservation & conservation students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized historic preservation & conservation related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for historic preservation & conservation students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The historic preservation and conservation 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 Historic Preservation & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Historic Preservation & Conservation in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in historic preservation & conservation.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Historic Preservation and Conservation

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

College of Charleston is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in historic preservation & conservation. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in historic preservation & conservation from College of Charleston

2

University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

34 Annual Graduates

University of Mary Washington is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in historic preservation & conservation. UMW is a small public university located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg.More information about a bachelor’s in historic preservation & conservation from University of Mary Washington

Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best historic preservation & conservation colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	453	5
Virginia	421	36
South Carolina	370	29

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Rankings in Majors Related to Historic Preservation and Conservation

One of 2 majors within the Historic Preservation area of study, Historic Preservation & Conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.