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2023 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$35,411 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,439 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Historic Preservation School for You

Historic Preservation is the #212 most popular major in the country with 266 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Historic Preservation Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for historic preservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for historic preservation majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Historic Preservation Schools

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for historic preservation students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best historic preservation schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $18,010 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Historic Preservation Schools list.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best historic preservation schools in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best Historic Preservation Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$26,376 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great value for historic preservation students. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Historic Preservation Schools list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clemson are $38,550 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 20% of our Best Historic Preservation Schools ranking.

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University of Delaware ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Historic Preservation Schools list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

UD undergraduate students pay an average of $36,880 in tuition and fees each year.

UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Historic Preservation Schools list.

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#8

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC
$34,438 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Charleston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools ranking. C of C is a large public school located in the city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at C of C are $34,438 a year.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$28,345 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Utah ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Historic Preservation Schools list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per year.

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$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value historic preservation programs. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.

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Historic Preservation by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Historic Preservation is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Historic Preservation

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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