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Best Schools for Historic Preservation & Conservation in Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall historic preservation & conservation education in Virginia.
Top Schools in Historic Preservation & Conservation
Our analysis ranked University Of Mary Washington the best school in the country for a degree in historic preservation & conservation. Set in the suburb of Fredericksburg, University Of Mary Washington is a mid-sized public institution. About 66% of students finish within six years. University Of Mary Washington awarded about 26 historic preservation & conservation degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, historic preservation & conservation degree recipients from University Of Mary Washington generally make around $43,243. Typical student debt for the program is $23,250.
Read more about the historic preservation & conservation program at University Of Mary Washington
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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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