MarcyB

I would find out if there are tensions between the career paths of a graduate of either program and the practice of art history in the Ivory Tower. Will a degree from profit seeking institutions close doors in the academic world?

I think you need to do more research on these programs and get a sense of the tangible outcomes, the instructors/professors, and alumni placement. I really don't know much about either program, but my impression is that they are very similar to the San Francisco culinary school I attended for six months after undergrad. After the first three months, I had the sinking feeling that the school was focused more on making money from people who were not perhaps savvy enough to do their research. Despite the school closing a few years ago, I have a crap load of loans related to my short stint there. I suggest that you do your due diligence before committing to any program that is not within a traditional academic setting. Again, I have heard virtually nothing about either program so I could be very, very wrong. In that case, I'd love to hear more from others in the forum. 

What broader concerns/questions in your field does your project intersect with? What are the main scholarly landmarks around those concerns and in what ways in your project in dialogue with them? How does your project contribute to the scholarly conversation by shedding light on an area not addressed by other scholars? And finally how are you going to go about carrying out your project--what theoretical models will you draw on, what evidence will you use, how will you use it?