2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Museum Studies Master's Degree 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 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.
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2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the museum studies master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for museum studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
About 82% of the students majoring in museum studies at the school are women while 18% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular museum studies schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in museum studies at the school are women while 22% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Of the 37 students majoring in museum studies at GWU, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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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 large city of Seattle.
Of the 34 students majoring in museum studies at UW Seattle, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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 city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 30 students majoring in museum studies at NYU, 27% are male and 73% are female.
With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for museum studies students working on their master’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
Women make up 84% of the museum studies majors at the school.
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SUNY Oneonta ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.
Women make up 74% of the museum studies majors at the school.
University of San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
About 89% of the students majoring in museum studies at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in museum studies at IUPUI, 28% are male and 72% are female.
Syracuse University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree museum studies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in museum studies at the school are women while 19% are male.
Museum Studies by Region
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Majors Related to Museum Studies
One of 36 majors within the area of study, museum studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 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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