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Programs in Art History

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Art history students focus on the study of the historical development of art as social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. Specific instruction is in: the theory of art, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes.

Top Schools For Art History Programs

Most Selective:
Stanford University

Least Selective:
Washburn University

Largest:
Arizona State University

Smallest:
Santa Fe University of Art & Design

Most Expensive:
Colby College

Least Expensive:
Berea College

Best Academics:
Stanford University

Best Social Life:
Illinois

Most Diverse:
Princeton University

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Brigham Young University

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Miami University

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University of Chicago

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Stanford University

Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA		 $30,935 26,556 130 Bachelor's (109), Master's (2),
Doctoral (19)
Columbia University
New York, NY		 $41,316 7,693 123 Certificate (18), Bachelor's (58),
Master's (33), Doctoral (14)
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA		 $31,746 19,805 87 Bachelor's (81), Master's (4),
Doctoral (2)
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA		 $23,852 18,031 84 Bachelor's (73), Master's (4),
Doctoral (7)
University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA		 $31,022 25,534 78 Bachelor's (65), Master's (4),
Doctoral (9)
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS		 $20,175 21,066 73 Bachelor's (65), Master's (6),
Doctoral (2)
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI		 $23,059 29,922 69 Bachelor's (61), Master's (3),
Doctoral (5)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA		 $24,367 28,575 69 Bachelor's (64), Master's (4),
Doctoral (1)
Boston University
Boston, MA		 $39,864 18,187 67 Bachelor's (50), Master's (12),
Doctoral (5)
Yale University
New Haven, CT		 $36,500 5,270 67 Certificate (12), Bachelor's (31),
Master's (14), Doctoral (10)
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Art History Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 41 1%
Associate 4 0%
Bachelor's 4,272 81%
Master's 734 14%
Doctoral 195 4%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 776 15%
Female 4,470 85%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 337 7%
Black or African American 100 2%
Hispanic or Latino 350 7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 22 0%
White (Non-Hispanic) 3,818 75%
Other/Unknown 454 9%
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