2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Art History in the Southwest Region

A doctor's degree in art history is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #87 out of 815 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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Art History in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 doctor's degrees in art history during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The art history doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Art History in the Southwest Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for art history.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Art History in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in art history.

Most Well Attended Schools for Art History Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in art history. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in art history in Texas.

There were roughly 7 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in art history from The University of Texas at Austin

2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OK

#1 Best Quality In OK

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in art history. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma 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 doctor's degrees in art history in Oklahoma.

There were approximately 3 art history individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in art history from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

3

Rice University
Houston, TX

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in art history has to check out Rice University. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in art history in Texas.

There were approximately 2 art history students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in art history from Rice University

4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NM

#1 Best Quality In NM

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in art history has to take a look at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. UNM is a very large public university located in the large city of Albuquerque. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in art history in New Mexico.

There were roughly 1 art history students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in art history from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

5

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

#3 Most Popular In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. More information about a doctorate in art history from Southern Methodist University

Best Art History Colleges by State

Explore the most popular art history colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	298	13
Oklahoma	123	1
New Mexico	66	1

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Art History Related Rankings by Major

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

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.