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Museum Studies at Western Illinois University

Museum Studies at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 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.

WIU Museum Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Museum Studies

WIU Museum Studies Rankings

Museum Studies Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Museum Studies Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of museum studies master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in museum studies each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a museum studies master's degree from WIU, 100% 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 Western Illinois 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 0
White 10
International Students 0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Museology/Museum Studies 13

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Museum Technicians and Conservators 940 $45,210
Curators 380 $56,420
Archivists 170 $63,200

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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