If you pursue a degree in art studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #56 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Art Studies Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 212 degrees in art studies to qualified students.
Your choice of art studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Art Studies 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.
The art studies 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 Studies Schools in Washington.
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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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the art studies degree levels they offer.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in art studies. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges 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.
It's hard to beat Western Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in art studies. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 58 art studies students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year.
Central Washington University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in art studies. CWU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg. This university ranks 7th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 11 art studies students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Seattle Pacific University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in art studies. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 8 art studies students who graduated with this degree at SPU 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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