2025 Best Art History Schools in California
19
Colleges in California
456
Art History Degrees Awarded
A degree in
art history is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #192 out of 1506 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.
College Factual looked at 19 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Art History Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 456 degrees in art history annually.
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Choosing a Great Art History School
The art history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Art History rankings. For our Best Overall Art History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Art History Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Art History Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Art History in California
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 history degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top California Schools in Art History
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In CA
31
Art History Degrees Awarded
University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in art history. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 art history students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
64
Art History Degrees Awarded
University of California - Los Angeles is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in art history. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools 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 data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
57
Art History Degrees Awarded
University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in art history. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population. 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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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
43
Art History Degrees Awarded
University of California - Berkeley is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in art history. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 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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Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were about 25 art history students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
UC Santa Cruz is a large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 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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SFSU is a very large public university located in the city of San Francisco. 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 year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In CA
UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were about 13 art history students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.
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Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This university ranks 29th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 10 art history students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent data year.
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UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 art history students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from University of California - San Diego
