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Art History at Western Washington University

Art History at Western Washington University

Every art history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the art history program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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.

WWU Art History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Art History

WWU Art History Rankings

The art history major at WWU 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 WWU

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

WWU Art History Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of art history bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% 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 WWU since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art history at WWU 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 Western Washington University with a bachelor's in art history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,930 $67,430
Museum Technicians and Conservators 230 $46,300
Curators 220 $65,790
Archivists 150 $56,690

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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