Museum Studies at Harvard University
If you plan to study museum studies, take a look at what Harvard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Museum Studies section at the bottom of this page.
Harvard Museum Studies Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Museum Studies
Harvard Museum Studies Rankings
Museum Studies Student Demographics at Harvard
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the museum studies majors at Harvard University.
Harvard Museum Studies Master’s Program
Of the students who received a museum studies master's degree from Harvard, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in museum studies.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 25 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Concentrations Within Museum Studies
If you plan to be a museum studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Museology/Museum Studies | 95 |
Related Majors
- Medieval Studies
- Classical & Ancient Studies
- Historic Preservation
- Systems Theory
- Behavioral Science
Careers That Museum Studies Grads May Go Into
A degree in museum studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Harvard University.
Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
---|---|---|
Museum Technicians and Conservators | 580 | $56,100 |
Curators | 520 | $68,240 |
Archivists | 230 | $63,270 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.