MASTER'S DEGREE · NATIONAL DEGREE OUTCOMES
Is a master's degree in Museology/Museum Studies worth it?
Compare cost, debt and earnings across 13 college programs with reportable data.
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$51,775 in median year-4 earnings
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$51,775Median year-4 earnings
$26,035Average institution net-price context
Not availableMedian federal debt
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Outcomes at a glance
$51,775Typical earnings four years after completion
$50,842Average earnings five years after completion
Not availableTypical federal student debt
4thEarnings percentile among the same degree level
Not availableDegrees awarded in 2024–25
13College programs reporting earnings
Degree counts come from the IPEDS Fall 2025 provisional release and cover 0 matched college records. Colleges without a match are not estimated.
Four useful answers about Museology/Museum Studies
How much do Museology/Museum Studies master's degree graduates earn?
The national median is $51,775 four years after completion across reportable master's degree programs in this federal field.
How much federal debt do graduates have?
A national median federal-debt figure is not reportable for this degree in the current release.
Does the college matter for Museology/Museum Studies?
Yes. The middle half of reporting programs ranges from $47,477 to $59,584 in observed year-4 earnings.
What careers are related to Museology/Museum Studies?
DegreeVerdict links this field to 4 displayed occupations using the official federal CIP–SOC crosswalk. Occupational wages are career context, not graduate salary promises.
More schooling changes both the cost and the outcome.
Compare the same field at each degree level with reportable data. These are separate groups of graduates, so the differences do not prove that an additional degree caused higher earnings.
Where the middle half of programs lands
Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.
Median
25th percentile$47,477National median$51,77575th percentile$59,584
13 programs report year‑4 earnings.BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
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PRICE × EARNINGS MAP
Where colleges sit for this exact degree
Move left for a lower annual college-wide net price and up for higher observed year-4 earnings.
$62,965Observed year-4 earnings$40,956
University of San Francisco$41,431 price · $68,582 earningsGeorgetown University$40,815 price · $62,965 earningsJohns Hopkins University$18,809 price · $61,632 earningsGeorge Washington University$36,586 price · $59,584 earningsUniversity of Washington-Seattle Campus$14,091 price · $55,996 earningsTufts University$39,998 price · $51,775 earningsSUNY Oneonta$19,158 price · $50,499 earningsHarvard University$19,066 price · $49,683 earningsIndiana University-Indianapolis$11,668 price · $47,477 earningsWestern Illinois University$12,937 price · $43,387 earningsSyracuse University$38,793 price · $42,914 earningsTexas Tech University$19,070 price · $40,956 earnings
$11,668Annual college-wide average net price$40,815
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1University of San Francisco$68,5822Georgetown University$62,9653Johns Hopkins University$61,6324George Washington University$59,5845University of Washington-Seattle Campus$55,9966Tufts University$51,7757SUNY Oneonta$50,4998Harvard University$49,6839Indiana University-Indianapolis$47,47710Western Illinois University$43,387Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Jobs this degree may lead to
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Pay and projected demand
Related careers do not share one outlook
Bubble size = annual openings2025–35 national projection
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-7%Projected employment growth →12%
Occupation wages describe workers in these jobs, not graduates of this degree. BLS projections are national estimates and do not guarantee hiring.
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$77,640 median wage149,840 jobs nationwide+2.0% projected growth through 2035 · 12,500 openings a yearTypical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree$44,300–$160,700 typical wage rangeArchivists$64,550 median wage7,970 jobs nationwide+3.4% projected growth through 2035 · 1,100 openings a yearTypical entry education: Master's degree$39,970–$110,550 typical wage rangeCurators$63,420 median wage12,150 jobs nationwide+4.9% projected growth through 2035 · 1,600 openings a yearTypical entry education: Master's degree$40,470–$107,140 typical wage rangeMuseum Technicians and Conservators$51,440 median wage12,310 jobs nationwide+3.6% projected growth through 2035 · 1,600 openings a yearTypical entry education: Bachelor's degree$33,780–$87,530 typical wage range
BLS May 2025 wages and 2025–35 projections. Career figures describe occupations, not graduates of a specific college.
This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.