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Art History at Cornell University

Art History at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cornell Art History Degrees Available

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

Cornell Art History Rankings

The art history major at Cornell 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in art history, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Art History Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Art History Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of art history bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its art history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell 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 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Cornell Art History Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of art history master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the art history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Curators 1,570 $73,850
Museum Technicians and Conservators 1,490 $56,040
Archivists 1,170 $56,270

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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