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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the United States for museum studies students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 107 students majoring in museum studies at Johns Hopkins, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for museum studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in museum studies at Harvard, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular museum studies schools in the United States. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 95% of the museum studies majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Women make up 88% of the museum studies majors at the school.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular museum studies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the museum studies majors at the school.

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#6

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree museum studies programs. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta.

About 74% of the students majoring in museum studies at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for museum studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 19 students majoring in museum studies at USFCA, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for museum studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

About 84% of the students majoring in museum studies at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 72% of the museum studies majors at the school.

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#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Great Lakes

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 28 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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