Museology/Museum Studies at Harvard University

If you plan to study museology/museum studies, take a look at what Harvard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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

Harvard Museology/Museum Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Museology/Museum Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Harvard does offer online courses in museology/museum studies for the following degree levels:

Harvard Museology/Museum Studies Rankings

Museology/Museum Studies Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Museology/Museum Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of museology/museum studies master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in museology/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 museology/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 museology/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

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 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.