Historic Preservation & Conservation at Virginia Tech

What traits are you looking for in a historic preservation and conservation school? To help you decide if Virginia Tech is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's historic preservation and conservation program.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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

Virginia Tech Historic Preservation & Conservation Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Historic Preservation and Conservation

Virginia Tech Historic Preservation & Conservation Rankings

Historic Preservation and Conservation Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of historic preservation and conservation master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in historic preservation and conservation 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 and conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 and conservation.

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

Careers That Historic Preservation and Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in historic preservation and conservation 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
Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License

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