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 8 schools in Alabama 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 310 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 Alabama.
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.
Any student pursuing a degree in art studies has to look into University of Alabama in Huntsville. UAH is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Huntsville. A Best Colleges rank of #935 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UAH is a great university overall.
There were roughly 66 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UAH in the most recent data year.
University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in art studies. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #299 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.
There were approximately 38 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Montevallo is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in art studies. Located in the town of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 40 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Montevallo in the most recent year we have data available.
University of South Alabama is a great choice for students interested in a degree in art studies. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #737 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 art studies students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent data year.
Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public university located in the small suburb of Jacksonville. This university ranks 25th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 25 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Jacksonville State University in the most recent year we have data available.
AUM is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery. This university ranks 41st out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 25 art studies students who graduated with this degree at AUM in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 23 art studies students who graduated with this degree at UNA in the most recent data year.
Located in the fringe town of Athens, Athens State University is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #944 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Athens State University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Athens 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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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.
