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Finding the Best Museum Studies Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for museum studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for museum studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the museum studies majors at the school.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Of the 23 students majoring in museum studies at Iowa, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular museum studies schools in the United States. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in museum studies at U-M, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Out of the 38 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.

Women make up 81% of the museum studies majors at the school.

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#5

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

Of the 10 students majoring in museum studies at University of West Georgia, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular museum studies schools in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 90% of the museum studies majors at the school.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate museum studies programs. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Of the 8 students majoring in museum studies at UMCP, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#7

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for museum studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in museum studies at UWM, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate museum studies programs. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Of the 6 students majoring in museum studies at UST MN, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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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 26 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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