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Most Popular Historic Preservation Schools in Virginia

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2023 Most Popular Historic Preservation Schools in Virginia

3 Colleges
$24,160 Avg Salary
$20,441 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Historic Preservation School for You

Historic Preservation is the #181 most popular major in Virginia with 41 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Historic Preservation Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Historic Preservation program at each school on the list.

Check out the historic preservation programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.

#1

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mary Washington the most popular school in Virginia for historic preservation students. UMW is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg.

After completing their degree, historic preservation graduates from UMW carry an average student debt load of $20,441.

Full Historic Preservation at University of Mary Washington Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for historic preservation students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Full Historic Preservation at Virginia Tech Report

The excellent programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best historic preservation schools in Virginia. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

Full Historic Preservation at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Best Historic Preservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Historic Preservation Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 25
North Carolina 1
Florida 8
Tennessee 0
Kentucky 13
South Carolina 42
Louisiana 8

One of 44 majors within the area of study, historic preservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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