Historic Preservation at Boston University

Every historic preservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the historic preservation program at Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

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

Boston U Historic Preservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Historic Preservation

Boston U Historic Preservation Rankings

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Historic Preservation Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the historic preservation majors at Boston University.

Boston U Historic Preservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in historic preservation from Boston U. About 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in historic preservation each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

Of the students who received a historic preservation master's degree from Boston U, 83% 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 Boston University with a master's in historic preservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Classical & Ancient Studies
• Systems Theory
• Nutrition Science
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Careers That Historic Preservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in historic preservation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Archivists	230	$63,270
Historians	40	$69,300

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.