2025 Best Art Studies Schools
228
Colleges in the United States
18,755
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Art Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #56 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 228 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for art studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18,755 degrees in art studies annually.
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Choosing a Great Art Studies School
Your choice of art studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for art studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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 Studies 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 Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Art Studies in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of art studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Art Studies
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
135
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in art studies. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 135 art studies students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
28th
Most Popular In CA
31
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in art studies. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 art studies students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
123
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in art studies has to take a look at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 123 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
14th
Most Popular In CA
61
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in art studies. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 61 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In IL
Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 12 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
109
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. This university ranks 3rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 109 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
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UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara. A Best Colleges rank of #47 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In WI
84
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 84 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
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UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 13 art studies 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
1st
Most Popular In MN
78
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 78 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
81
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were roughly 81 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OR
55
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 55 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
66
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 66 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In IN
Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 art studies students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
115
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 115 art studies students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MD
62
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Towson is a large public university located in the city of Towson. This university ranks 5th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 62 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
125
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 125 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In WA
58
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 58 art studies students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
242
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 242 art studies students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.
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UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis. This university ranks 10th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in art studies from University of California - Davis
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
82
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
UNT is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. This university ranks 13th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 82 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AZ
186
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 186 art studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In CA
78
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 78 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
37
Art Studies Degrees Awarded
Williams is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Williamstown. This college ranks 13th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 37 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Williams in the most recent year we have data available.
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