Museology/Museum Studies at Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Master's Degree · about 13 graduates a year

$32,400
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$40,956
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,692
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#12 of 12
Rank by pay
#11 of 12
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Texas Tech University graduates in museology/museum studies earn 24% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Texas Tech 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
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 Texas Tech University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$118,405$87,966#24 of 71
Business Administration, Management and Operations$110,865$75,666#228 of 861
Accounting and Related Services$97,392$65,786#144 of 349
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$92,464$75,686—
Civil Engineering$90,540—#64 of 81
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$89,607$76,829#6 of 7
Public Administration$84,635—#75 of 243
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$81,195$59,124#16 of 29
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$75,064$47,951#6 of 75
Architecture$74,979$60,304#21 of 50
Finance and Financial Management Services—$69,066—
Nutrition Sciences$69,015$52,821#12 of 22
Special Education and Teaching$66,336$59,988#96 of 280
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$66,230$42,475#38 of 165
Educational Administration and Supervision$65,928$64,027#298 of 453
Curriculum and Instruction$65,068$58,305#55 of 190
Educational/Instructional Media Design$64,716—#62 of 82
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$61,932$43,346#103 of 302
Social Work$61,750$53,166#156 of 279
Communication and Media Studies$60,860$47,431#47 of 61
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$59,564$53,147#188 of 285
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,759$43,550#23 of 26
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research$56,024$44,982#5 of 7
Music$52,995$29,235#29 of 98
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$48,879—#31 of 41
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions—$48,542—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas Tech University museology/museum studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $32,400 one year after graduating and $40,956 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas Tech University rank for museology/museum studies?

Among 12 colleges reporting earnings for museology/museum studies graduates, Texas Tech University ranks #12 by median pay four years after graduation, and #11 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is museology/museum studies at Texas Tech University worth it?

Its graduates earn 24% less than the national median for museology/museum studies ($53,692).

← All data for Texas Tech 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.