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2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Museum Studies Master's Degree School for You

Museum Studies is the #159 most popular major in the country with 696 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for museum studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for museum studies students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

About 82% of the students majoring in museum studies at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 37 students majoring in museum studies at GWU, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for museum studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large 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.

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#4

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at SUNY Oneonta helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular museum studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular museum studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in museum studies at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #6, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for museum studies students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 92% of the students majoring in museum studies at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Fashion Institute of Technology 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 #7 on the list. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Read full report on Museum Studies at Fashion Institute of Technology

The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in museum studies at The Graduate Center, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Museum Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#9

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree museum studies programs. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Of the 9 students majoring in museum studies at Buffalo State, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Museum Studies at Buffalo State Report

#9

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA

The University of the Arts landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree museum studies programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in museum studies at UArts, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Museum Studies at The University of the Arts Report

Best Museum Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best museum studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 106
Pennsylvania 10
Maryland 129
New Jersey 5
District of Columbia 65

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 17 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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