Museum Studies at Harvard University

Every 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 museum studies program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 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.

Harvard Museum Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Museum Studies

Harvard Museum Studies Rankings

Museum Studies Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Museum Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of museum studies master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in museum studies each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Museology/Museum Studies	95

Related Majors

• Medieval Studies
• Classical & Ancient Studies
• Historic Preservation
• Systems Theory
• Behavioral Science

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 Harvard 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.