Museum Studies at Southern University at New Orleans

If you are interested in studying museum studies, you may want to check out the program at Southern University at New Orleans. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 2,264 students attend the school each year.

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.

SUNO Museum Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Museum Studies

SUNO Museum Studies Rankings

Museum Studies Student Demographics at SUNO

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the museum studies majors at Southern University at New Orleans.

SUNO Museum Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of museum studies master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in museum studies each year. SUNO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the museum studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a master's in museum studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Museum Studies

Museum Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern University at New Orleans. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Museology/Museum Studies	5

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for Southern University at New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Curators	140	$42,190
Museum Technicians and Conservators	100	$24,690
Archivists	50	$45,480

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 Augustus06 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.