ProgramsMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies

    Museology/Museum Studies

    CIP30.14

    41 colleges offer Museology/Museum Studies. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Colleges offering it
    41
    at its most common level
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    Colleges offering it, by degree level

    Certificate
    18
    Associate's
    4
    Bachelor's
    23
    Master's
    41
    Post-baccalaureate certificate
    6
    Graduate/professional certificate
    41
    Published colleges reporting the program. College Scorecard field of study, 2025.

    What it covers

    About Museology/Museum Studies

    A program that focuses on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required to develop, prepare, organize, administer, conserve, store and retrieve artifacts, exhibits and entire collections in museums and galleries, and that prepares individuals to assume curatorial, technical and managerial positions in museums. Includes instruction in institutional management, acquisition, exhibit design, conservation, packing techniques, and public relations.

    Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 30.14.

    By degree level

    Earnings and debt by degree level

    Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.

    Colleges offering Museology/Museum Studies and median graduate earnings and debt at each degree level
    Degree levelCollegesMedian earningsMedian debt
    Certificate18$40,2944 yrs after · 1 college$18,7651 college
    Associate's4Not reportedNot reported
    Bachelor's23Not reportedNot reported
    Master's41$51,7754 yrs after · 11 colleges$49,3007 colleges
    Post-baccalaureate certificate6Not reportedNot reported
    Graduate/professional certificate41Not reportedNot reported

    Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.

    Careers

    Careers this program leads to

    Occupations linked to Museology/Museum Studies by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.

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    • Education

      Archivists

      Median pay
      $64,550
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Master's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening
      • Writing
    • Bright outlook

      Education

      Curators

      Median pay
      $63,420
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Master's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Speaking
      • Active Listening

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    How many colleges offer Museology/Museum Studies?

    Published colleges on CollegesRef report Museology/Museum Studies at these degree levels: certificate (18 colleges), associate's (4 colleges), bachelor's (23 colleges), master's (41 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (6 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (41 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).