Museum Studies at Southern University at New Orleans

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

SUNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 2,264 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

SUNO Museum Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Museum Studies

Online Classes Are Available at SUNO

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SUNO does offer online education options in museum studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SUNO Museum Studies Rankings

Museum Studies Student Demographics at SUNO

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

SUNO Museum Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in museum studies from SUNO. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in museum studies each year. SUNO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the museum studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a master's in museum studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for Southern University at New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Curators	140	$42,190
Museum Technicians and Conservators	100	$24,690
Archivists	50	$45,480

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 Augustus06 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.