Art History at Princeton University

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

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853.

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.

Princeton Art History Degrees Available

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

Princeton Art History Rankings

The art history major at Princeton 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in art history, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Art History Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Art History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of art history bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical art history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art history at Princeton are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in art history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Princeton Art History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of art history master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in art history each year. Princeton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a art history master's degree from Princeton, 67% 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 Princeton University with a master's in art history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,070	$90,750
Curators	120	$75,750
Museum Technicians and Conservators	50	$57,510

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.