by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Museology/Museum Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Museum Studies is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at Georgetown University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in museum studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Georgetown was $2,214 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,136 | $53,136 |
| Fees | $455 | $455 |
museum studies who receive their master’s degree from Georgetown make an average of $48,041 a year during the early days of their career. That is 45% higher than the national average of $33,171.
Georgetown does not offer an online option for its museum studies master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Georgetown Online Learning page.
About 93.8% of the students who received their Master’s in museum studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in museum studies at Georgetown in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Museum Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Museology/Museum Studies | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to museum studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution | 17 |
| Gerontology | 5 |
| Science, Technology & Society | 58 |
| Computational Science | 63 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 10 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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