PhD Art Education Programs

Ohio State University

• The College of the Arts at Ohio State University, in association with the College of Education, provides students the opportunity to earn their Ph.D. in Art Education. The course work begins with foundational classes--including History of Art Education and Contemporary Theory--and the two-year program (which can take up to five for part-time students) progresses comprehensively from there.

  Each student is assigned a faculty adviser, who approves degree concentration, fields dissertation questions and gives a stamp of approval or disapproval at the end of the program. The school is located in Columbus, Ohio, on one of the largest college campuses in the world.

  Ohio State University
  College of the Arts
  258 Hopkins Hall
  128 North Oval Mall
  Columbus, OH 43210
  614-292-7183
  arted.osu.edu

University of Illinois

• The University of Illinois School of Art and Design in Champaign, Illinois, has had an accredited art education school since the 1970s. One of the programs in the school is the Doctor of Philosophy in Art Education, a degree that demands innovative thinking and the contribution of new knowledge to the field, according to the website.

  The Ph.D. program focuses heavily on methods of research, education philosophy, teaching and writing seminars and art education colloquiums. The school's renowned faculty represent expertise in areas that include developing curriculum, educational and art technology, multicultural studies and community art programs, according to the website.

  University of Illinois
  School of Art and Design
  143 Art and Design Building
  408 East Peabody Drive
  Champaign, IL 61820
  217-333-0855
  art.illinois.edu

University of Arizona

• The School of Design at the University of Arizona in Tuscon offers an integrated Ph.D. in Art History and Education for individuals with bachelor's and master's degrees in art and education and a 3.0 GPA throughout. The University of Arizona is a regional hub for art research and provides its students with hands-on opportunities, including the Museum of Art and Archive of Visual Arts, the Center for Creative Photography and the university's art galleries, according to the website. The program serves to create historians who excel in teaching, museum careers and research methods.

  University of Arizona
  School of Art
  PO Box 210002
  1031 North Olive Road
  J. Gross Gallery Room 101D
  Tucson, AZ 85721
  520-621-7570
  web.cfa.arizona.edu