Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Museology/Museum Studies
Focuses on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required to develop, prepare, organize, administer, conserve, store and retrieve artifacts, exhibits and entire collections in museums and galleries, and that prepares you to assume curatorial, technical and managerial positions in museums. Covers institutional management, acquisition, exhibit design, conservation, packing techniques, and public relations.
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Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
- Median pay
- $77,640
- Hiring change through 2035
- 2.0%
- Job openings a year
- 12,500
To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyCurators
- Median pay
- $63,420
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.9%
- Job openings a year
- 1,600
To get hiredMaster's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyMuseum Technicians and Conservators
- Median pay
- $51,440
- Hiring change through 2035
- 3.6%
- Job openings a year
- 1,600
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyArchivists
- Median pay
- $64,550
- Hiring change through 2035
- 3.4%
- Job openings a year
- 1,100
To get hiredMaster's degree
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it.
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College options
Where to study it
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| College | Degrees a year | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Institute of Technology NY | 7 | 71% | $29,000 |
| The University of Tampa FL | 3 | 41% | $32,000 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development NM | 2 | 100% | — |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA | 2 | 50% | $23,000 |
| Colorado College CO | 1 | 20% | $24,000 |
| Concordia College at Moorhead MN | 1 | 63% | $20,000 |
| Bennington College VT | 1 | 48% | $22,000 |