Museology/Museum Studies at Southern University at New Orleans

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

SUNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 2,264.

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.

SUNO Museology/Museum Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Museology/Museum Studies

Online Classes Are Available at SUNO

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SUNO does offer online courses in museology/museum studies for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SUNO Museology/Museum Studies Rankings

Museology/Museum Studies Student Demographics at SUNO

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

SUNO Museology/Museum Studies Master’s Program

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

In the museology/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 museology/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

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 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.