Historic Preservation at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Historic Preservation Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Historic Preservation

Virginia Tech Historic Preservation Rankings

Historic Preservation Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the historic preservation majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Historic Preservation Master’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of historic preservation master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in historic preservation each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the historic preservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in historic preservation.

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

Concentrations Within Historic Preservation

If you plan to be a historic preservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Historic Preservation & Conservation	5

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Archivists	150	$55,400
Historians	150	$80,480

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
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