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Museology/Museum Studies at Harvard University

If you are interested in studying Museology/Museum Studies, consider the program at Harvard University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Harvard University is in Cambridge, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 85 museology/museum studies degrees were granted at Harvard University.

Studying Online at Harvard University

Many students take online classes at Harvard University. Among 30,259 students, 7,584 (25%) studied exclusively online and 1,603 (5%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Museology/Museum Studies graduates at Harvard University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Museology/Museum Studies graduates at Harvard University are 74% women (63) and 26% men (22).

Museology/Museum Studies Master’s Program at Harvard University

Of the 57 master’s museology/museum studies degrees awarded at Harvard University, 81% were women (46) and 19% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Museology/Museum Studies master’s degree recipients at Harvard University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	43
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 14% of Museology/Museum Studies master’s degree recipients at Harvard University, lower than the national average of 27%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Museology/Museum Studies Graduates

Those who complete Museology/Museum Studies program at Harvard University go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Museology/Museum Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$96,273
Curators	$79,764
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Archivists	$53,759

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.