Museology/Museum Studies at Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Master's Degree · about 111 graduates a year

$41,463
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$61,632
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,692
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#3 of 12
Rank by pay
#3 of 12
Rank, wage-adjusted
$41,000
Median federal debt

Johns Hopkins University graduates in museology/museum studies earn 15% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 67% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Johns Hopkins 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 Johns Hopkins University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Education$303,202$238,614#1 of 32
Biology$243,863$153,622#1 of 57
Computer and Information Sciences$176,945$139,520#9 of 78
Real Estate$166,291$106,455#2 of 15
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$165,562$128,330#1 of 25
Business/Commerce$158,699$128,210#9 of 75
Systems Engineering$154,775$135,107#5 of 27
Finance and Financial Management Services$152,415$99,791#12 of 69
Business Administration, Management and Operations$152,108$113,065#53 of 861
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$148,887$126,664#14 of 62
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$148,833$119,420#7 of 72
Applied Mathematics$144,429$121,262#4 of 17
Engineering-Related Fields$143,984$109,380#5 of 40
Economics$138,425$100,054#1 of 22
Mechanical Engineering$132,861$114,588#13 of 83
Social Sciences$128,590$100,533#1 of 9
Biotechnology$123,994$86,279#6 of 15
Information Science/Studies$123,217$94,430#18 of 71
Public Administration$122,517$83,974#4 of 243
Political Science and Government$118,381$96,306#1 of 16
Health and Medical Administrative Services$118,011$95,780#32 of 211
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$115,950$90,929#7 of 40
International Relations and National Security Studies$114,716$76,550#3 of 40
Civil Engineering$111,986—#7 of 81
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,325$84,697#348 of 432
Public Policy Analysis$107,692$97,034#7 of 50
Communication and Media Studies$107,409$82,754#3 of 61
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$107,019$86,557#2 of 7
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$106,149$87,746#5 of 23
Public Health$99,605$70,790#21 of 201

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Johns Hopkins University museology/museum studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,463 one year after graduating and $61,632 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Johns Hopkins University rank for museology/museum studies?

Among 12 colleges reporting earnings for museology/museum studies graduates, Johns Hopkins University ranks #3 by median pay four years after graduation, and #3 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is museology/museum studies at Johns Hopkins University worth it?

Its graduates earn 15% more than the national median for museology/museum studies ($53,692), and the median federal debt at graduation is $41,000.

← All data for Johns Hopkins 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.