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Art History at Portland State University

Art History at Portland State University

If you are interested in studying art history, you may want to check out the program at Portland State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Art History Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Art History (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Art History

Portland State University Art History Rankings

The art history major at Portland State University 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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University Art History Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of art history bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art history at Portland State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State 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 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,350 $75,800
Curators 130 $49,850
Archivists 80 $43,470
Museum Technicians and Conservators 70 $44,350

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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