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Art History at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Art History at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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.

UMass Amherst Art History Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst Art History Rankings

The art history major at UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Art History Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of art history bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% 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 UMass Amherst since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art history at UMass Amherst 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in art history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UMass Amherst Art History Master’s Program

88% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of art history master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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In the art history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Museum Technicians and Conservators 580 $56,100
Curators 520 $68,240
Archivists 230 $63,270

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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