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Art History at American University

Art History at American University

If you plan to study art history, take a look at what American University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Art History section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Art History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Art History
  • Master’s Degree in Art History

The American University Art History Rankings

The art history major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Art History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Art History Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the art history majors at American University.

The American University Art History Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of art history bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical art history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art history at The American University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in art history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

The American University Art History Master’s Program

94% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of art history master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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Of the students who received a art history master's degree from The American University, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in art history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Art History Grads May Go Into

A degree in art history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 490 $100,590
Museum Technicians and Conservators 460 $68,460
Archivists 220 $74,860
Curators 180 $86,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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