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Museum Studies at Harvard University

If you are interested in studying Museum Studies, consider the program at Harvard University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harvard University sits in Cambridge, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 85 museum studies degrees were granted at Harvard University.

Studying Online at Harvard University

Online coursework is an option at Harvard University. Among 30,259 students, 7,584 (25%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,603 (5%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Museum Studies graduates at Harvard University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Museum Studies graduates at Harvard University are 74% women (63) and 26% men (22).

Museum Studies Master’s Program at Harvard University

Among the 57 master’s museum studies degrees awarded at Harvard University, 81% were women (46) and 19% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Museum Studies master’s degree recipients at Harvard University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	43
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 14% of Museum Studies master’s degree recipients at Harvard University, below the national average of 27%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Museum Studies Concentrations at Harvard University

The Museum Studies program at Harvard University offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Museology/Museum Studies	85

Highest-Paying Careers for Museum Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Museum Studies program at Harvard University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Museum Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$96,273
Curators	$79,764
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Archivists	$53,759

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.