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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for art history students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 51 degrees in art history to qualified students.
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.
The art history 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 Art History Schools in Washington.
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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.
Any student pursuing a degree in art history has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 art history students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in art history has to take a look at Western Washington University. WWU is a large public university located in the small city of Bellingham. A Best Colleges rank of #287 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 art history students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Puget Sound is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in art history. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 2 art history students who graduated with this degree at Puget Sound in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in art history needs to check out Eastern Washington University. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 3 art history students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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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.
