2025 Best Art History Schools in the Southeast Region
39
Colleges in the Southeast Region
515
Art History Degrees Awarded
Art History is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #192 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 39 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Art History Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 515 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. We derive our Best Overall Art History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Art History in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of art history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Art History
It is hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you want to pursue a degree in art history. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 art history students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from Vanderbilt University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In GA
University of Georgia is a great choice for students interested in a degree in art history. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 9 art history students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from University of Georgia
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
44
Art History Degrees Awarded
Florida State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in art history. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 44 art history students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from Florida State University
It's hard to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a degree in art history. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 art history students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
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SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
There were about 19 art history students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from Savannah College of Art and Design
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In VA
JMU is a very large public university located in the small city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were about 7 art history students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from James Madison University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In SC
UofSC is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were about 5 art history students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from University of South Carolina - Columbia
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 art history students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in art history from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were about 27 art history students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.
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U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were about 6 art history students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in art history from University of Miami
