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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Art History Schools in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 73 degrees in art history to qualified students.
Your choice of art history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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.
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 Michigan.
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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.
It's hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in art history. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 art history students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
Michigan State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in art history. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 5 art history students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
Wayne State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in art history. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 8 art history students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Eastern Michigan University if you wish to pursue a degree in art history. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 4 art history students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
WMU is a large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were about 2 art history students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 2 art history students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 2 art history students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of art history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
