2026 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools in Virginia

[Historic Preservation](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/historic-preservation/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for historic preservation students.
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2026 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools in Virginia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the historic preservation degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Historic Preservation Schools
University Of Mary Washington tops our 2026 list of the best value historic preservation schools in Virginia. Set in the suburb of Fredericksburg, University Of Mary Washington is a mid-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $14,905, while out-of-state students pay about $28,083. Typical student debt for historic preservation graduates is $23,250. Soon after graduation, historic preservation degree recipients from University Of Mary Washington generally make around $43,243. That is a strong return on a $23,250 median debt. The acceptance rate is 80%.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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