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2025 Best Art History Schools in the Far Western US Region

29 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
558 Art History Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in art history, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #192 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 29 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for art history students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 558 degrees in art history annually.

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Choosing a Great Art History School

Best Art History Schools in the Far Western US Region Your choice of art history 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 history 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.

Art History Rankings by Degree Level

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Art History Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Art History in the Far Western US Region

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 history degree levels they offer.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Art History

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CA
31 Art History Degrees Awarded

University of Southern California is a great decision for students interested in a degree in art history. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 31 art history students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
10.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a degree in art history. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were about 29 art history students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
64 Art History Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in art history has to take a look at University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 64 art history students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
57 Art History Degrees Awarded

University of California - Santa Barbara is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in art history. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. A Best Colleges rank of #47 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.

There were roughly 57 art history students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
43 Art History Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 art history students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WA

Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 8 art history students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OR

Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were roughly 5 art history students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA
16.0% Growth in Graduates

UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 art history students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.

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

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10
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In CA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 30th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 16 art history students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent data year.

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Best Art History Colleges by State

Explore the best art history colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 440
Washington 831 63
Oregon 587 50
Nevada 354 16
Hawaii 267 2

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One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Art History has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Art History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Art Studies 5,058
Fine Arts 1,725
Intermedia/Multimedia 152
Jewelry Arts 148
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 131
Drawing 38
Painting 36
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics 28
Sculpture 14
Printmaking 10

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