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2025 Best Art Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

56 Colleges in the Southeast Region
2,646 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 56 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Art Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,646 degrees in art studies annually.

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Choosing a Great Art Studies School

Best Art Studies Schools in the Southeast Region 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. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Art Studies
Bachelor's Degrees in Art Studies
Master's Degrees in Art Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Art Studies

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 the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Art Studies in the Southeast Region

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.

11 Top Southeast Region Schools in Art Studies

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
109 Art Studies Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in art studies has to look into University of Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 109 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
115 Art Studies Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in art studies has to check out James Madison University. JMU is a very large public university located in the small city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.

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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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In FL
35.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in art studies has to look into University of Miami. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were about 17 art studies students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VA
72 Art Studies Degrees Awarded

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in art studies. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 72 art studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In VA
59 Art Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 59 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR
45 Art Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 45 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL
57 Art Studies Degrees Awarded

USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.

There were roughly 57 art studies students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
98 Art Studies Degrees Awarded

UCF is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 98 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NC
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 15 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.

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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In VA

Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #103 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means William & Mary is a great school overall.

There were approximately 19 art studies students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
66 Art Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville, UAH is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 66 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UAH in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Art Studies Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
13 Furman University Greenville, SC
14 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
15 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
16 Florida International University Miami, FL
17 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
18 Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL

Best Art Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best art studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 433
North Carolina 710 184
Georgia 690 334
Virginia 630 479
Tennessee 624 268
South Carolina 530 109
Kentucky 518 28
Mississippi 501 49
Alabama 500 270
Louisiana 489 129
Arkansas 466 160
West Virginia 410 113

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Art Studies is one of 13 different types of Fine & Studio Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine Arts 2,147
Art History 515
Intermedia/Multimedia 342
Drawing 177
Painting 105
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 68
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts 61
Jewelry Arts 35
Sculpture 16

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