Art Studies at Essex County College

If you are interested in studying art studies, you may want to check out the program at Essex County College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,360.

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

Essex Art Studies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Art Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Art Studies

Essex Art Studies Rankings

Art Studies Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the art studies majors at Essex County College.

Essex Art Studies Associate’s Program

60% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of art studies associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in art studies only graduates about 29% men each year. The program at Essex may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in art studies graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in art studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Art Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in art studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,070	$90,750
Photographers	1,400	$35,840
Fine Artists	140	$62,840
Craft Artists	70	$44,920

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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