2025 Best Art History Schools in New York
31
Colleges in New York
730
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 31 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Art History Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 730 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
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 New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Art History in New York
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 New York Schools in Art History
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In NY
It is hard to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a degree in art history. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools 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 data year.
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
It's hard to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in art history. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 112 art history students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from New York University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
93
Art History Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in art history has to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. 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
Every student pursuing a degree in art history has to check out Pratt Institute - Main. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
There were approximately 10 art history students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from Pratt Institute - Main
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In NY
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were roughly 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
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 art history students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from Binghamton University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In NY
New School University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #197 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means New School University is a great school overall.
There were about 20 art history students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from The New School
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
40
Art History Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Barnard is a great college overall.
There were approximately 40 art history students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from Barnard College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In NY
Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.
There were about 15 art history students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from Fordham University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In NY
Located in the large city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 18 art history students who graduated with this degree at SVA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from School of Visual Arts
