Fort Worth, Texas has 5 accredited schools offering art history programs, with tuition ranging from $67,040 to $85,606 per year for indexed programs. Fort Worth has a population of about 941,311. Median household income is $76,602 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 31.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, the top-earning art history-related role is Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $76,810 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Art History Schools to Fort Worth
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer art history programs near Fort Worth, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Graduation rate
82%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$68,424
Avg net price
$36,660/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 94%
- Programs offered: 122
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas art history page.
Art History Wages Near Fort Worth
Fort Worth is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (BLS area code 19100). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.
| Occupation |
Median Wage |
Source |
COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
| Curators |
$75,260 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
$72,997 |
| Archivists |
$52,940 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
$51,348 |
| Museum Technicians and Conservators |
$50,880 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
$49,350 |
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators |
$49,650 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
$48,157 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
$76,810 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
$74,500 |
| Writers and Authors |
$64,520 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
$62,580 |
| Graphic Designers |
$63,780 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
$61,862 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists |
$75,240 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
$72,978 |
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.
Fort Worth at a Glance
| Metric |
Value |
Source |
| Population |
941,311 |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income |
$76,602 |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ |
31.7% |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) |
103.1 (above U.S. average) |
BEA RPP 2024 |
Other Fort Worth-Area Cities With Art History Programs
- Haltom City, TX – 5.1 mi away (44,361 pop)
- Saginaw, TX – 5.9 mi away (22,526 pop)
- Watauga, TX – 8.3 mi away (24,629 pop)
- North Richland Hills, TX – 9.3 mi away (69,798 pop)
- Benbrook, TX – 9.9 mi away (22,948 pop)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many accredited art history schools are near Fort Worth, TX?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering art history programs near Fort Worth. The closest is Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX (5.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Southern Methodist University (33.0 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying art history roles near Fort Worth?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying art history-related roles near Fort Worth are: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary ($76,810), Curators ($75,260), Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists ($75,240). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Haltom City instead of Fort Worth?
Haltom City, TX is 5.1 miles from Fort Worth 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.
Is Fort Worth an affordable place to study art history?
Fort Worth’s median household income of $76,602 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Fort Worth while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Texas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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.
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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.
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