2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Museum Studies Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 90 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Museum Studies program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Museum Studies Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Museum Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the United States for museum studies students. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Out of the 90 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out of the 90 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Schools list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
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Out of the 90 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Museum Studies Schools ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for museum studies students. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
The average amount in student loans that museum studies majors at Iowa take out is $20,531.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for museum studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
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SUNY Oneonta ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Schools list. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta.
University of San Francisco ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Schools list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Schools list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular 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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Syracuse University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular museum studies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Museum Studies students that almost earned our Most Popular Museum Studies Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 14 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 15 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 16 | Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL |
| 17 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 17 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | Santa Fe, NM |
| 17 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
Museum Studies by Region
View the Most Popular Museum Studies Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Museum Studies
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 27 schools only.
- 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.
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