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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Museum Studies Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 65 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#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. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 65 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in the United States. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 65 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 5 spot on the 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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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Schools list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#7

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular museum studies programs. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Museum Studies Schools ranking. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#7

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular museum studies programs. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular museum studies programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Museum Studies students that almost earned our Most Popular Museum Studies Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
11 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
13 Tufts University Medford, MA

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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