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Neither is terribly secure, and much will depend on how proactive you are about securing internships. For example, I know art history students who did internships at Christie’s and Sotheby’s and now have fairly lucrative jobs. I also know a fair amount of unemployed art history students who were not as proactive. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t choose based on career prospects…the considerable differences between the two fields definitely trumps any minor difference in marketability.</p>