2025 Best Art History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
52
Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,098
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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 52 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Art History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,098 degrees in art history annually.
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Choosing a Great Art History School
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.
Art History Rankings by 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 the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Art History in the Middle Atlantic Region
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Art History
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In NY
Every student pursuing a degree in art history has to take a look at Cornell University. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 art history students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from Cornell University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
112
Art History Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in art history has to check out New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 112 art history students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from New York University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In MD
Maryland Institute College of Art is a good option for students interested in a degree in art history. MICA is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Baltimore.
There were about 4 art history students who graduated with this degree at MICA in the most recent year we have data available.
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It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in art history. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 25 art history students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MD
31
Art History Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 31 art history students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from University of Maryland - College Park
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
93
Art History Degrees Awarded
Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 93 art history students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from Columbia University in the City of New York
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
19th
Most Popular In NY
Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
There were roughly 10 art history students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from Pratt Institute - Main
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PA
Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 8th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 20 art history students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
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Towson is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Towson. This university ranks 5th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 9 art history students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from Towson University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In NY
Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 23 art history students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from Syracuse University