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2023 Best Value Museum Studies Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

32 Colleges
$34,393 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,570 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Museum Studies Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for museum studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Museum Studies Schools in the United States

Check out the museum studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Museum Studies Schools

$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in the United States for museum studies students. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great value for museum studies students. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USFCA are $53,472 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USFCA also is in the top 10% of our Best Museum Studies Schools ranking.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$14,088 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for museum studies students. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

UofM undergraduate students pay an average of $14,088 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Museum Studies Schools list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value museum studies programs. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NYU are $56,500 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Museum Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Museum Studies Schools list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Seattle are $39,906 a year.

UW Seattle also claimed a spot on our Best Museum Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#7

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY
$18,696 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Oneonta ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Museum Studies Schools list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Oneonta are $18,696 a year.

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$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value museum studies programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UWM are $21,475 a year.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #10, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for museum studies students. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GWU also did well on our Best Museum Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Museum Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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).

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