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2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Museum Studies School for You

Museum Studies is the #259 most popular major in the country with 816 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Museum Studies Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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.

Check out the museum studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for museum studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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The excellent programs at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, Institute of American Indian Arts is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for museum studies students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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The excellent programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in the Southwest Region . UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular museum studies programs. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Museum Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 17
Arizona 1
Oklahoma 7
New Mexico 17

One of 44 majors within the area of study, museum studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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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