Museology/Museum Studies at Indiana University-Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN · Master's Degree · about 18 graduates a year

$31,415
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$47,477
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,692
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#9 of 12
Rank by pay
#6 of 12
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Indiana University-Indianapolis graduates in museology/museum studies earn 12% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Indiana University-Indianapolis 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
11Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$42,914$40,845#12$31,080
12Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$40,956$41,640#11$32,400

Other Majors at Indiana University-Indianapolis by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$252,749$238,129#5 of 17
Business/Commerce$171,615$117,414#6 of 75
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$130,505$123,213#84 of 216
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$117,140$110,592#285 of 432
Human Computer Interaction$115,320$92,536#7 of 8
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$109,536$88,329#54 of 62
Medical Illustration and Informatics$103,089$82,722#14 of 27
Mechanical Engineering$103,070$90,637#77 of 83
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$98,342$32,704#3 of 16
Accounting and Related Services$89,764$65,165#226 of 349
Engineering-Related Fields$87,908$79,984#39 of 40
Public Health$86,103$61,574#70 of 201
Computer and Information Sciences—$84,699—
Public Administration$84,078$66,036#80 of 243
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies—$67,759—
Criminal Justice and Corrections$64,843$48,006#61 of 115
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$64,171$60,386#172 of 211
Security Science and Technology$62,465$53,231#34 of 34
Social Work$59,903$49,659#194 of 279
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$55,419$50,177#213 of 302
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods—$50,141—
Library Science and Administration$49,513$42,458#50 of 54
Biology—$35,313—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Indiana University-Indianapolis museology/museum studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,415 one year after graduating and $47,477 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Indiana University-Indianapolis rank for museology/museum studies?

Among 12 colleges reporting earnings for museology/museum studies graduates, Indiana University-Indianapolis ranks #9 by median pay four years after graduation, and #6 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is museology/museum studies at Indiana University-Indianapolis worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% less than the national median for museology/museum studies ($53,692).

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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.