Museology/Museum Studies at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

If you plan to study museology/museum studies, take a look at what Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 29,390 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Museology/Museum Studies section at the bottom of this page.

IUPUI Museology/Museum Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Museology/Museum Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Museology/Museum Studies

IUPUI Museology/Museum Studies Rankings

Museology/Museum Studies Student Demographics at IUPUI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the museology/museum studies majors at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

IUPUI Museology/Museum Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of museology/museum studies master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in museology/museum studies each year. IUPUI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a museology/museum studies master's degree from IUPUI, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in museology/museum studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Museology/Museum Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in museology/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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Curators	210	$45,560
Museum Technicians and Conservators	180	$36,250
Archivists	110	$40,920

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 Daderot under License

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