Museology/Museum Studies at Western Illinois University

Every museology/museum studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the museology/museum studies program at Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Museology/Museum Studies section at the bottom of this page.

WIU Museology/Museum Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Museology/Museum Studies

WIU Museology/Museum Studies Rankings

Museology/Museum Studies Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Museology/Museum Studies Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a museology/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 museology/museum studies.

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

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.