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Museum Studies at University of New Mexico-Main Campus

If you plan to study Museum Studies, you may want to check out the program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus is in Albuquerque, NM.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 6 museum studies degrees were granted at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.

Online & Distance Learning at University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Online coursework is an option at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. Among 23,124 students, 3,640 (16%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,446 (41%) took at least some classes online.

Museum Studies Rankings at University of New Mexico-Main Campus

These rankings give you a sense of how University of New Mexico-Main Campus’s Museum Studies program against other schools offering the same major.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Museum Studies graduates at University of New Mexico-Main Campus, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Museum Studies graduates at University of New Mexico-Main Campus are 83% women (5) and 17% men (1).

Museum Studies Master’s Program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Among the 6 master’s museum studies graduates at University of New Mexico-Main Campus, 83% were women (5) and 17% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Museum Studies master’s degree recipients at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Museum Studies master’s degree recipients at University of New Mexico-Main Campus, higher than the national average of 27%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Museum Studies Concentrations at University of New Mexico-Main Campus

The Museum Studies program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Museology/Museum Studies	6

Best-Paid Careers for Museum Studies Graduates

Those who complete Museum Studies program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Museum Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$96,273
Curators	$79,764
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Archivists	$53,759

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.