In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Historic Preservation & Conservation degree recipients are Fredericksburg, VA, Astoria, OR, and Charleston, SC. The most common degree awarded to students studying Historic Preservation & Conservation is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Historic Preservation & Conservation and the types of students that study this field. University of Mary Washington awards the most degrees in Historic Preservation & Conservation in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Historic Preservation & Conservation, followed by College of Charleston.
Tuition costs for Historic Preservation & Conservation majors are, on average, $9,426 for in-state public colleges, and $55,575 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Historic Preservation & Conservation programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (31 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (213 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Historic Preservation & Conservation, is Public, 4-year or above (213 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Historic Preservation & Conservation programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Out of all institutions that offer Historic Preservation & Conservation programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, University of Mary Washington has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Historic Preservation & Conservation, with 2.51%.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Interdisciplinary Studies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Interdisciplinary Studies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Historic Preservation & Conservation is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Interdisciplinary Studies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Interdisciplinary Studies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Interdisciplinary Studies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies (218 students).
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Historic Preservation & Conservation is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.
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Average Age in 2022
± 0.319 Years
0.19%
1 Year Change
± 1.09%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 28 years old, which represent 3.27% and 3.19% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Historic Preservation & Conservation are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Historic Preservation & Conservation is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Interdisciplinary Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Historic Preservation & Conservation for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Historic Preservation & Conservation is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.
Most Common Countries of Origin
India
25,807 degree recipients
Mexico
9,699 degree recipients
Philippines
8,642 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
Latvia
4.18 times more than expected
Georgia (country)
3.74 times more than expected
Jordan
3.62 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Latvia that hold Interdisciplinary Studies degrees (4.18 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (25,807 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Historic Preservation & Conservation field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Historic Preservation & Conservation majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Historic Preservation & Conservation majors need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources, Technology Design, and Management of Financial Resources.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Historic Preservation & Conservation majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Material Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.