[Vermont Lt]

It’s funny, my daughter goes to a pretty “significant” university for her art major. Most of her recently graduated seniors had decent jobs before they graduated. For her small group, they averages $45k-$60k.

In addition, they were all making pieces that would sell in your run of the mill finr art store for a couple hundred dollars a piece.

I think we might want to rethink the “BFA is a ticket to nowhere” thought process.

Although, this is no “state college art history” degree.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: It’s funny, my daughter goes to a pretty “significant” university for her art major. Most of her recently graduated seniors had decent jobs before they graduated. For her small group, they averages $45k-$60k.

Just curious, what is the name of the university? Thanks.

[demshateGod]

The crisis in education is that liberal education has morphed to mean “Leftist Education”. David Krakauer said “we’re raising a generation of Philistines.” The sixties radicals, having successfully razed the “mettanarratives” of Western tradition, are currently building new, idiotic mettanarratives that have no historical, natural vetting.

One of the problems with hard science, it’s easy to disconnect it from cultural considerations. Fine Art doesn’t have that luxury/problem. It must needs look at history even if only to offer straw-man critiques. FA people should make good employees, because they understand people.

[SoCal Pubbie]

I am an art dept graduate from the Cal State Univ system. Either I misunderstood your post or you need to rethink your assertion.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Never mind! I did misunderstand your post.

[Agamemnon]

Although, this is no “state college art history” degree.

My daughter just graduated University of Connecticut with her BA in History. Her interests combine East Asian art with her interest in history.

She will be studying in London, England for her MA in Art History through Sotheby's International -- the famous auction house -- and her Masters program through Sotheby's is accredited through the University of Manchester. Her academic sponsor is head the East Asian galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

So after a year's time she will complete a Master's program and a kind of internship/specialization with Sotheby's = a meaningful business-world application. The hire rate out of the program is a minimum 70% success rate at Sotheby's, and the program is one which is mirrored similarly at Christie's in the US (out of NYC).

Sotheby's gets a suitably trained individual in their line of work, and the student studies what their realm of interest is at the graduate level -- with a good chance of being employed on the backside with a very prestigious firm.

My daughter has no undergraduate student debt since she was employed through my consulting firm and the salary I paid her accommodated her costs. She will be taking out a loan for the graduate work, but I suspect she will be able to pay it back through gainful employment on the back side of completing the program in good time.

FReegards!