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Museum Studies at Tufts University

Museum Studies at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219.

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.

Tufts Museum Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Museum Studies

Tufts Museum Studies Rankings

Museum Studies Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Museum Studies Master’s Program

92% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of museum studies master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Of the students who received a museum studies master's degree from Tufts, 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 Tufts University with a master's in museum studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tufts University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Museology/Museum Studies 15

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 Tufts 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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