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Art History at George Mason University

Art History at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a art history school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's art history program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 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.

GMU Art History Degrees Available

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

GMU Art History Rankings

The art history major at GMU 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 GMU

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

GMU 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in art history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GMU Art History Master’s Program

100% Women
33% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason 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 1
White 3
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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Museum Technicians and Conservators 440 $45,100
Curators 300 $63,140
Archivists 150 $55,400

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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