Columbia University is the top-ranked Art History doctoral program in the United States, according to the 1995 National Research Council. Columbia offers Master of Arts and doctoral degrees, and students may focus on any field represented by department faculty, including modern art, Italian or northern Renaissance, ancient art, South or East Asian art, or architectural history.
Art History and Archaeology
Columbia University
1190 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027
212-854-4505
columbia.edu/cu/arthistory
Johns Hopkins University's Art History program also holds a strong reputation. Johns Hopkins graduate students may work in Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, or modern art. Johns Hopkins' proximity to major art collections and museums in Washington D.C. and Baltimore often assists art history graduates with research objects, internships, and job placement.
268 Mergenthaler Hall
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-516-7117
arthist.jhu.edu
UCLA has a strong reputation in modern and contemporary art and offers a program for those on the Ph.D. track, preparing students for careers as museum curators, college professors and writers. The city of Los Angeles offers much art history through major institutions such as the Getty or the UCLA-run Hammer Museum.
University of California, Los Angeles
100 Dodd Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1417
310-206-6905
arthistory.ucla.edu/
Northwestern University offers a Ph.D. program in modern and contemporary art, and students can support their studies with classes at the University of Chicago and other universities. Though small in size, with roughly 25 graduate students working with 15 faculty members, Northwestern has a reputation for maintaining intellectual rigor on par with larger universities.
Northwestern University
Department of Art History
Kresge Centennial Hall-Room 3-400
1880 Campus Drive
Evanston, Illinois 60208-2208
847-467-1035
wcas.northwestern.edu/arthistory