Museum Studies at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

If you are interested in studying museum studies, you may want to check out the program at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received their master's degree in museum studies.

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.

IUPUI Museum Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Museum Studies

IUPUI Museum Studies Rankings

Museum Studies Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Museum Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of museum studies master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in museum studies each year. IUPUI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a museum studies master's degree from IUPUI, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the museum studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in museum studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Human Biology
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• Interdisciplinary Studies
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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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Curators	210	$45,560
Museum Technicians and Conservators	180	$36,250
Archivists	110	$40,920

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 Daderot under License

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