2025 Best Art History Schools in the Southwest Region
14
Colleges in the Southwest Region
208
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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for art history students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 208 degrees in art history to qualified students.
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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
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 the Southwest Region.
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 Southwest 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 Southwest Region Schools in Art History
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
33
Art History Degrees Awarded
The University of Texas at Austin is a good option for students pursuing a degree in art history. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 33 art history students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
It is difficult to beat University of North Texas if you want to pursue a degree in art history. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were about 17 art history students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.
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It is difficult to beat Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a degree in art history. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were about 16 art history students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
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It's difficult to beat Texas Christian University if you wish to pursue a degree in art history. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were about 13 art history students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 24 art history students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In TX
Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 5 art history students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 13 art history students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #304 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Arlington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 art history students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OK
Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 art history students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year.
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Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Austin. This college ranks 20th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 3 art history students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.
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