Ranked #56 in popularity, art studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for art studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 145 degrees in art studies to qualified students.
The art studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Art Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Art Studies 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.
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 in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest 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 studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in art studies needs to check out Towson University. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #188 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 62 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.
Salisbury University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in art studies. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #453 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Salisbury is a great university overall.
There were about 5 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent year we have data available.
Morgan State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in art studies. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore. This university ranks 33rd out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 14 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State in the most recent year we have data available.
Bowie State University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in art studies. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 31st out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 15 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Bowie State University 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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The art studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Art Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Art Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
