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 New York University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in museum studies, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NYU was $1,928 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,704 | $34,704 |
| Fees | $2,188 | $2,188 |
NYU 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 NYU Online Learning page.
About 93.3% 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 NYU in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 14 |
| 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 | 30 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nutrition Science | 41 |
| Classical & Ancient Studies | 4 |
| Computational Science | 5 |
*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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