Art Studies at Santa Monica College

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

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and approximately 25,948 students attend the school each year.

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.

SMC Art Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Art Studies

Online Classes Are Available at SMC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SMC does offer online courses in art studies for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

SMC Art Studies Rankings

Art Studies Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the art studies majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC Art Studies Associate’s Program

64% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of art studies associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in art studies only graduates about 29% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in art studies graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Monica College with a associate's in art studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	18
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 CA, the home state for Santa Monica College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Photographers	6,060	$52,720
Fine Artists	2,070	$76,230
Craft Artists	340	$48,280

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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