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Best Art History Schools Near Pocatello, ID (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Pocatello, Idaho has 1 accredited school offering art history programs. Pocatello has a population of about 58,231. In Idaho, the top-earning art history-related role is Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $72,300 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Art History Schools to Pocatello
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer art history programs near Pocatello, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Pocatello city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Pocatello.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Idaho schools on the Idaho art history page.
Art History Wages Near Pocatello
Pocatello is part of the Pocatello, ID metro area (BLS area code 38540). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Idaho statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Curators
$62,190
ID statewide
$69,955
Archivists
$58,370
ID statewide
$65,658
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$43,520
ID statewide
$48,954
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
N/A
ID statewide
–
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
$72,300
ID statewide
$81,327
Writers and Authors
$56,360
ID statewide
$63,397
Graphic Designers
$50,350
ID statewide
$56,637
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$62,440
Pocatello, ID
$70,236
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Pocatello at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
88.9 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Pocatello-Area Cities With Art History Programs
How many accredited art history schools are near Pocatello, ID?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering art history programs near Pocatello. The closest is Utah State University in Logan, UT (84.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Utah State University (84.9 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying art history roles near Pocatello?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying art history-related roles near Pocatello are: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary ($72,300), Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists ($62,440), Curators ($62,190). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Idaho statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Idaho Falls instead of Pocatello?
Idaho Falls, ID is 47.7 miles from Pocatello and has its own set of local art history programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
