A program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. Includes instruction 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.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Â鶹Íø | 112 | 1% | $73,566 |
| 2 | Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY | 110 | 100% | N/A |
| 3 | Columbia Â鶹Íø in the City of New York | 73 | 1% | $76,856 |
| 4 | The New School | 58 | 2% | $71,361 |
| 5 | Â鶹Íø of California-Los Angeles | 57 | 0% | $34,620 |
| 6 | Yale Â鶹Íø | 41 | 1% | $73,900 |
| 7 | 40 | 0% | $22,168 | |
| 8 | Â鶹Íø of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 39 | 0% | $33,503 |
| 9 | School of Visual Arts | 38 | 3% | $66,768 |
| 10 | Â鶹Íø of Washington-Seattle Campus | 36 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 11 | Princeton Â鶹Íø | 36 | 2% | $70,900 |
| 12 | Â鶹Íø of California-Berkeley | 35 | 0% | $38,066 |
| 13 | CUNY Hunter College | 35 | 1% | $22,379 |
| 14 | Bard College | 35 | 5% | $72,768 |
| 15 | Barnard College | 31 | 5% | $74,777 |
| 16 | Â鶹Íø of California-Santa Cruz | 30 | 1% | $36,217 |
| 17 | Â鶹Íø of California-Santa Barbara | 29 | 0% | $36,659 |
| 18 | Christie's Education | 29 | 71% | N/A |
| 19 | Â鶹Íø of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 28 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 20 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at Austin | 27 | 0% | $26,506 |
| 21 | SUNY Buffalo State | 26 | 1% | $25,846 |
| 22 | Â鶹Íø of Kansas | 26 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 23 | Rutgers Â鶹Íø-New Brunswick | 26 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 24 | Syracuse Â鶹Íø | 25 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 25 | Â鶹Íø of Southern California | 25 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 26 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 25 | 2% | $67,870 |
| 27 | Boston Â鶹Íø | 24 | 0% | $72,618 |
| 28 | Brigham Young Â鶹Íø-Provo | 24 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 29 | Â鶹Íø of Houston | 23 | 0% | $23,225 |
| 30 | Temple Â鶹Íø | 23 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 31 | Â鶹Íø of North Texas | 23 | 0% | $24,712 |
| 32 | 22 | 0% | $36,652 | |
| 33 | Â鶹Íø of California-Davis | 22 | 0% | $35,177 |
| 34 | Â鶹Íø of California-Riverside | 22 | 0% | $35,242 |
| 35 | Indiana Â鶹Íø-Bloomington | 22 | 0% | $24,779 |
| 36 | 21 | 0% | $27,367 | |
| 37 | Virginia Commonwealth Â鶹Íø | 21 | 0% | $32,041 |
| 38 | Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 21 | 0% | $74,408 |
| 39 | Academy of Art Â鶹Íø | 21 | 1% | $44,226 |
| 40 | Old Dominion Â鶹Íø | 20 | 0% | $26,456 |
| 41 | Stanford Â鶹Íø | 20 | 0% | $71,587 |
| 42 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 20 | 0% | $23,811 |
| 43 | American Â鶹Íø | 18 | 0% | $66,268 |
| 44 | Â鶹Íø of Colorado Boulder | 18 | 0% | $31,044 |
| 45 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Madison | 18 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 46 | Oberlin College | 18 | 2% | $74,636 |
| 47 | Southern Methodist Â鶹Íø | 18 | 0% | $74,737 |
| 48 | George Washington Â鶹Íø | 18 | 0% | $71,930 |
| 49 | Â鶹Íø of California-Irvine | 18 | 0% | $34,261 |
| 50 | Western Washington Â鶹Íø | 18 | 0% | $24,077 |
| 51 | Tulane Â鶹Íø of Louisiana | 18 | 1% | $72,296 |
| 52 | Â鶹Íø of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 17 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 53 | Â鶹Íø of Georgia | 17 | 0% | $26,688 |
| 54 | Brown Â鶹Íø | 17 | 1% | $73,802 |
| 55 | SUNY at Purchase College | 17 | 2% | $26,982 |
| 56 | George Mason Â鶹Íø | 16 | 0% | $30,284 |
| 57 | Â鶹Íø of South Florida-Main Campus | 16 | 0% | $23,320 |
| 58 | Â鶹Íø of Chicago | 16 | 0% | $78,555 |
| 59 | Â鶹Íø of Florida | 16 | 0% | $21,211 |
| 60 | Bryn Mawr College | 16 | 3% | $70,860 |
| 61 | Â鶹Íø of Massachusetts-Amherst | 16 | 0% | $30,913 |
| 62 | DePaul Â鶹Íø | 16 | 0% | $57,678 |
| 63 | State Â鶹Íø of New York at New Paltz | 16 | 1% | $25,641 |
| 64 | 15 | 0% | $23,977 | |
| 65 | Â鶹Íø of Delaware | 15 | 0% | $29,342 |
| 66 | Â鶹Íø of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | 15 | 1% | $19,876 |
| 67 | Harvard Â鶹Íø | 15 | 0% | $71,650 |
| 68 | 14 | 0% | $26,085 | |
| 69 | Blinn College | 14 | 1% | $18,690 |
| 70 | Â鶹Íø of Denver | 14 | 0% | $67,656 |
| 71 | Wellesley College | 14 | 2% | $72,250 |
| 72 | Â鶹Íø of Maryland-College Park | 14 | 0% | $27,146 |
| 73 | Williams College | 14 | 2% | $73,200 |
| 74 | Pratt Institute-Main | 14 | 1% | $67,742 |
| 75 | Boston College | 13 | 0% | $73,092 |
| 76 | Middlebury College | 13 | 2% | $71,980 |
| 77 | Â鶹Íø of California-San Diego | 13 | 0% | $32,838 |
| 78 | Tufts Â鶹Íø | 13 | 0% | $73,500 |
| 79 | Â鶹Íø of South Carolina-Columbia | 13 | 0% | $28,301 |
| 80 | Kenyon College | 13 | 3% | $71,780 |
| 81 | Fordham Â鶹Íø | 13 | 0% | $74,265 |
| 82 | 12 | 0% | $26,091 | |
| 83 | Wesleyan Â鶹Íø | 12 | 1% | $72,669 |
| 84 | Â鶹Íø of Iowa | 12 | 0% | $24,239 |
| 85 | Emory Â鶹Íø | 12 | 0% | $69,502 |
| 86 | Flagler College-St Augustine | 12 | 2% | $34,990 |
| 87 | Mount Holyoke College | 12 | 2% | $66,558 |
| 88 | College of Charleston | 12 | 0% | $30,239 |
| 89 | Â鶹Íø of Oregon | 12 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 90 | Florida International Â鶹Íø | 12 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 91 | 11 | 0% | $23,127 | |
| 92 | Smith College | 11 | 1% | $72,701 |
| 93 | 10 | 0% | $26,866 | |
| 94 | Washington Â鶹Íø in St Louis | 10 | 0% | $74,361 |
| 95 | Â鶹Íø of Arizona | 10 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 96 | Mansfield Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 10 | 2% | $29,062 |
| 97 | Â鶹Íø of Utah | 10 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 98 | Bowdoin College | 10 | 2% | $70,710 |
| 99 | California College of the Arts | 10 | 2% | $67,074 |
| 100 | 9 | 0% | $23,130 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Art History, Criticism and Conservation program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.