Museum Studies at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

WIU Museum Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Museum Studies

WIU Museum Studies Rankings

Museum Studies Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Museum Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of museum studies master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in museum studies each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a museum studies master's degree from WIU, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.