Historic Preservation at Savannah College of Art and Design

Every historic preservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the historic preservation program at Savannah College of Art and Design stacks up to those at other schools.

SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and approximately 14,265 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,474 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2021, 5 of them were historic preservation majors.

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

SCAD Historic Preservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Historic Preservation
• Master’s Degree in Historic Preservation

Online Classes Are Available at SCAD

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, SCAD does offer online courses in historic preservation for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SCAD Historic Preservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the historic preservation progam at SCAD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The historic preservation major at SCAD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Historic Preservation. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Historic Preservation Schools	8
Most Focused Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Historic Preservation Schools	14

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in historic preservation from SCAD. This makes it the #11 most popular school for historic preservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Historic Preservation Student Demographics at SCAD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the historic preservation majors at Savannah College of Art and Design.

SCAD Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Historic Preservation from SCAD in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in historic preservation at SCAD are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its historic preservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a bachelor's in historic preservation.

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

SCAD Historic Preservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in historic preservation from SCAD. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a historic preservation master's degree from SCAD, 71% 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 Savannah College of Art and Design with a master's in historic preservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SCAD also has a doctoral program available in historic preservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Sustainability Science
• Human Computer Interaction

Careers That Historic Preservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in historic preservation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Savannah College of Art and Design.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Archivists	150	$64,160
Historians	90	$67,000

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
• Image Credit: By Jeff Clemmons. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.