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 9 schools in New Jersey 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 434 degrees in art studies annually.
Your choice of art studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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 New Jersey.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to 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.
The College of New Jersey is a good option for students pursuing a degree in art studies. TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Ewing. A Best Colleges rank of #200 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.
There were roughly 24 art studies students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent year we have data available.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great option for students pursuing a degree in art studies. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
William Paterson University of New Jersey is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in art studies. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 59 art studies students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.
Rutgers University - Camden is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in art studies. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers Camden is a great university overall.
There were about 38 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Camden in the most recent year we have data available.
Rowan is a large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro. This university ranks 13th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 61 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.
Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #164 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers Newark is a great university overall.
There were about 28 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 51 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.
Kean is a large public university located in the large suburb of Union. This university ranks 21st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 24 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 37 art studies students who graduated with this degree at NJCU in the most recent data year.
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 studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
