Museum Studies at The University of the Arts

What traits are you looking for in a museum studies school? To help you decide if The University of the Arts is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's museum studies program.

UArts is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,530 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

UArts Museum Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Museum Studies

UArts Museum Studies Rankings

Museum Studies Student Demographics at UArts

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

UArts Museum Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 museum studies majors earned their master's degree from UArts. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in museum studies each year. UArts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a museum studies master's degree from UArts, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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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 PA, the home state for The University of the Arts.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700
Archivists	250	$52,800

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.