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2023 Best Museum Studies Schools

36 Colleges
$36,570 Avg Salary
$20,531 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Museum Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 816 people earned a degree or certificate in museum studies, making the major the #259 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Museum Studies Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Museum Studies Schools in the United States

Check out the museum studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Museum Studies Schools

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the best school in the United States for museum studies students. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in the United States. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Museum Studies Schools list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Museum Studies Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for museum studies students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best museum studies programs. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for museum studies students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Museum Studies Schools list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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Museum Studies by Region

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Museum Studies is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Museum Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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