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Art History at George Washington University

Art History at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 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.

GWU Art History Degrees Available

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

GWU Art History Rankings

The art history major at GWU 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 GWU

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

GWU Art History Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of art history bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art history at GWU 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 George Washington 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 8
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

GWU Art History Master’s Program

100% Women
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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Of the students who received a art history master's degree from GWU, 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 George Washington 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 0
White 5
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 DC, the home state for George Washington 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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