2023 Best Museum Studies Schools
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
Our analysis found Tufts University to be the best school for museum studies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
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Out of the 36 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Museum Studies Schools list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Museum Studies Schools list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great place for museum studies students. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Museum Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Museum Studies Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #8 on this year’s Best Museum Studies Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for museum studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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University of Kansas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Museum Studies Schools list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
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Museum Studies Related Rankings by Major
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.