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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Art History

409 Colleges in the United States
2,649 Bachelor's Degrees
A bachelor's degree in art history is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #124 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 409 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for art history students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,649 bachelor's degrees in art history during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Art History School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Art History Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in art history matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Art History ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for art history, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for art history.

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Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in art history. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Most Well Attended Schools for Art History Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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68 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CA
#3 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in art history. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in California.

There were approximately 68 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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50 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CA
#7 Best Quality In CA

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in art history needs to look into University of California - Santa Barbara. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in California.

There were roughly 50 art history students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.

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45 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In CA
#4 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Berkeley is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in art history. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in California.

There were about 45 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
40 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NY
#6 Best Quality In NY

New York University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in art history. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in New York.

There were approximately 40 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Barnard College
New York, NY
37 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In NY
#4 Best Quality In NY

Barnard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in New York.

There were about 37 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available.

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37 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In CA
#10 Best Quality In CA

Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 37 art history students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.

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37 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In NY
#2 Best Quality In NY

Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in New York.

There were about 37 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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35 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MI
#1 Best Quality In MI

Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Michigan.

There were about 35 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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35 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NC
#4 Best Quality In NC

Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in North Carolina.

There were roughly 35 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

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30 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#5 Most Popular In CA
#8 Best Quality In CA

UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #8 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in California.

There were about 30 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
29 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In NY
#21 Best Quality In NY

Hunter is a very large public college located in the city of New York.

There were roughly 29 art history students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
27 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In FL
#1 Best Quality In FL

Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tallahassee. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Florida.

There were roughly 27 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.

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27 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MD
#1 Best Quality In MD

Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Maryland.

There were roughly 27 art history students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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25 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In VA
#3 Best Quality In VA

Old Dominion is a fairly large public university located in the city of Norfolk. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Virginia.

There were roughly 25 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
25 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MA
#5 Best Quality In MA

Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 25 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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25 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In UT
#2 Best Quality In UT

Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Utah.

There were about 25 art history students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
23 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In RI
#1 Best Quality In RI

Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Rhode Island.

There were about 23 art history students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

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22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CO
#2 Best Quality In CO

Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Colorado.

There were approximately 22 art history students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.

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21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In IL
#2 Best Quality In IL

UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Illinois.

There were about 21 art history students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In PA
#3 Best Quality In PA

Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Pennsylvania.

There were about 21 art history students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
20 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MA
#3 Best Quality In MA

Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Wellesley. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Massachusetts.

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

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20 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#6 Most Popular In CA
#12 Best Quality In CA

UCR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Riverside.

There were approximately 20 art history students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

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19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In TX
#1 Best Quality In TX

UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Texas.

There were approximately 19 art history students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In OR
#3 Best Quality In OR

Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in Oregon.

There were roughly 19 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In DC
#1 Best Quality In DC

Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in art history in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 19 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
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American University
Washington, DC

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
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Trinity College
Hartford, CT
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

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Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
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Purchase College
Purchase, NY
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Yale University
New Haven, CT
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Additional Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Art History badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 409 different United States art history schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
46 Smith College Northampton, MA
46 University of Georgia Athens, GA
46 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA
46 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
46 Fordham University Bronx, NY
46 Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO
57 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA
57 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
57 University of Houston Houston, TX
57 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
57 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
57 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
57 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY
57 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
57 Georgetown University Washington, DC
57 St Olaf College Northfield, MN

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Art History award.

Rank College Location
67 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
67 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
67 Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
67 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
67 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
67 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
67 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
67 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
67 Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA
76 University of North Texas Denton, TX
76 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
76 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
76 Rollins College Winter Park, FL
76 Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
76 Stanford University Stanford, CA
76 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
76 University of Delaware Newark, DE
76 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
76 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
76 SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
76 Sewanee - The University of the South Sewanee, TN
76 Wesleyan University Middletown, CT
76 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
76 Rice University Houston, TX
76 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL

Art History by Region

View the Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Art History for a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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Art History is one of 12 different types of Fine & Studio Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Art Studies 10,545
Fine Arts 9,794
Intermedia/Multimedia 751
Painting 567
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 542
Drawing 262
Sculpture 226
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts 138
Printmaking 126
Jewelry Arts 88

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