Art Studies at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Art Studies Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Art Studies Rankings

The art studies major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Art Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Art Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of art studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its art studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Northwestern Art Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of art studies master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in art studies each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

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

Related Majors

• Art History

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Photographers	2,600	$36,290
Fine Artists	260	$46,870

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
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.