Museum Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago

Every museum studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the museum studies program at University of Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

UIC Museum Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Museum Studies

UIC Museum Studies Rankings

Museum Studies Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Museum Studies Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a master’s in museum studies from UIC in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

In the museum studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 54% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$45,210
Curators	380	$56,420
Archivists	170	$63,200

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.