by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in art history, take a look at other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of art history, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Museology/Museum Studies | 3 | 838 |
| Public/Applied History | 3 | 743 |
| Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, General | 2 | — |
| Digital Humanities | 2 | 126 |
| Textual Studies | 2 | — |
| Accounting and Business/Management | 1 | 1,270 |
| Accounting and Finance | 1 | 3,502 |
| Accounting | 1 | 58,956 |
| Acting | 1 | 1,859 |
| Archives/Archival Administration | 1 | 256 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Art/Art Studies, General | 18,711 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 12,013 |
| Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | 751 |
| Intermedia/Multimedia | 732 |
| Painting | 607 |
| Jewelry Arts | 483 |
| Drawing | 254 |
| Sculpture | 235 |
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | 153 |
| Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts | 107 |
| Metal Arts | 13 |
As a more focused area within Fine and Studio Arts, art history sits alongside related programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.