Museology/Museum Studies at Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Master's Degree · about 13 graduates a year

$41,215
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,965
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,692
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#2 of 12
Rank by pay
#2 of 12
Rank, wage-adjusted
$91,096
Median federal debt

Georgetown University graduates in museology/museum studies earn 17% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 145% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgetown University Compares for Museology/Museum Studies

All 12 colleges reporting museology/museum studies earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$68,582$62,405#1$28,124
2Georgetown University Washington, DC$62,965$55,174#2$41,215
3Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$61,632$54,089#3$41,463
4George Washington University Washington, DC$59,584$52,211#4$42,498
5University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$55,996$51,504#5$32,388
6Tufts University Medford, MA$51,775$45,593#8$31,434
7SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY$50,499$48,065#7$40,063
8Harvard University Cambridge, MA$49,683$43,751#9$44,792
9Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$47,477$50,934#6$31,415
10Western Illinois University Macomb, IL$43,387$42,627#10$31,788

Other Majors at Georgetown University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$188,160$147,613#25 of 861
Finance and Financial Management Services$180,878$110,674#3 of 69
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$173,832—
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$171,631$130,394#1 of 43
Real Estate$154,778$124,159#5 of 15
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$153,948$139,527#4 of 72
International Business$145,272$129,954#2 of 15
Statistics$143,619$112,394#3 of 18
Health and Medical Administrative Services$137,887$98,100#16 of 211
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$127,831$112,845#126 of 432
Biotechnology$126,361$76,201#3 of 15
International Relations and National Security Studies$118,569$88,199#1 of 40
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$115,091$91,362#2 of 29
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$113,928$85,186#1 of 6
Public Policy Analysis$110,634$83,403#5 of 50
Human Resources Management and Services$109,895$98,440#25 of 159
Homeland Security$108,885$81,481#5 of 28
English Language and Literature$101,463$55,504#1 of 43
Economics$99,537$79,324#14 of 22
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$97,357$52,173#4 of 6
Area Studies$91,661$64,851#3 of 10
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$91,038$64,621#2 of 14
Journalism$90,356$59,912#1 of 22
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$88,001$59,859#4 of 20
Hospitality Administration/Management$85,539$79,515#2 of 12
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$81,035$54,668#4 of 165
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$80,847$63,579#20 of 36
Political Science and Government$79,929$73,347#6 of 16
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,776$34,063#8 of 16
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology—$66,282—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgetown University museology/museum studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,215 one year after graduating and $62,965 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgetown University rank for museology/museum studies?

Among 12 colleges reporting earnings for museology/museum studies graduates, Georgetown University ranks #2 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is museology/museum studies at Georgetown University worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% more than the national median for museology/museum studies ($53,692), and the median federal debt at graduation is $91,096.

← All data for Georgetown University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.