Humanities at New York University

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year.

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

NYU Humanities Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities
Master’s Degree in Humanities

NYU Humanities Rankings

The humanities major at NYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Humanities. 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.

Humanities Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the humanities majors at New York University.

NYU Humanities Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of humanities bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a bachelor's in humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NYU Humanities Master’s Program

81% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of humanities master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in humanities 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 New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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
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