Museology/Museum Studies at SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY · Master's Degree · about 21 graduates a year

$40,063
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,499
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,692
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#7 of 12
Rank by pay
#7 of 12
Rank, wage-adjusted
$35,599
Median federal debt

SUNY Oneonta graduates in museology/museum studies earn 6% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 70% of one year’s pay at that point.

How SUNY Oneonta 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 SUNY Oneonta by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$66,013$54,421#13 of 33
Educational/Instructional Media Design$65,141$69,962#57 of 82
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$62,442$55,882#149 of 285
Special Education and Teaching—$54,518—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do SUNY Oneonta museology/museum studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,063 one year after graduating and $50,499 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does SUNY Oneonta rank for museology/museum studies?

Among 12 colleges reporting earnings for museology/museum studies graduates, SUNY Oneonta ranks #7 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is museology/museum studies at SUNY Oneonta worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% less than the national median for museology/museum studies ($53,692), and the median federal debt at graduation is $35,599.

← All data for SUNY Oneonta · 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.