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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for art studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 511 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. 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.
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 Virginia.
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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.
Every student pursuing a degree in art studies needs to look into James Madison University. JMU is a very large public university located in the small city of Harrisonburg. This university ranks 7th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 115 art studies students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.
University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in art studies. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly 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 approximately 72 art studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a degree in art studies. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 59 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
William & Mary is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in art studies. Located in the small 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 schools nationwide means William & Mary is a great school overall.
There were about 19 art studies students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 9th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 88 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Northern Virginia Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 38 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent data year.
Radford is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Radford. This university ranks 20th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 46 art studies students who graduated with this degree at Radford 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. 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.
