2023 Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Museum Studies Master's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for museum studies majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the best school in the United States for museum studies students working on their master’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly 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 Master’s Degree Schools list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for museum studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in the United States. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for museum studies students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
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University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
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George Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree museum studies programs. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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SUNY Oneonta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for museum studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.
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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 18 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.