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2023 Best Museum Studies Schools

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Finding the Best Museum Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 696 people earned a degree or certificate in museum studies, making the major the #159 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Museum Studies Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Museum Studies Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Museum Studies Colleges.

Top 10 Best Museum Studies Schools

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the best school in the United States for museum studies students. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for museum studies students. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Museum Studies Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The excellent 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 large 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. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for museum studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for museum studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for museum studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Museum Studies Schools ranking. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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One of 36 majors within the area of study, museum studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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.

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