# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/programs/museology-museum-studies
- CIP code: 30.14 (Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies)
- Colleges offering it: 41 at its most common degree level

## Outcomes by degree level (College Scorecard, 2025)

| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings 1 yr | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median federal debt |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Certificate | 18 | $28,837 | $40,294 | $18,765 |
| Associate's | 4 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bachelor's | 23 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Master's | 41 | $47,267 | $51,775 | $49,300 |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 6 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 41 | not reported | not reported | not reported |

## Related careers (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk)

- [Postsecondary Teachers, All Other](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/postsecondary-teachers-all-other): $77,640 median pay
- [Archivists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/archivists): $64,550 median pay
- [Curators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/curators): $63,420 median pay
- [Museum Technicians and Conservators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/museum-technicians-and-conservators): $51,440 median pay

## More in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

- [Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/multi-interdisciplinary-studies-other): 612 colleges
- [International/Globalization Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/international-globalization-studies): 360 colleges
- [Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/multi-interdisciplinary-studies-general): 350 colleges
- [Biological and Physical Sciences](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/biological-and-physical-sciences): 202 colleges
- [Data Science](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/data-science): 194 colleges
- [Data Analytics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/data-analytics): 175 colleges
- [Sustainability Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/sustainability-studies): 150 colleges
- [Nutrition Sciences](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/nutrition-sciences): 119 colleges

## Sources

- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/
- NCES Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/