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 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for art history students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 91 degrees in art history annually.
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.
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 Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Virginia Commonwealth University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in art history. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richmond. A Best Colleges rank of #189 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means VCU is a great university overall.
There were about 15 art history students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Old Dominion University if you want to pursue a degree in art history. Old Dominion is a fairly large public university located in the city of Norfolk. This university ranks 16th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 18 art history students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Mary Washington is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in art history. Located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 19th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 12 art history students who graduated with this degree at UMW 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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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.
