2026 Best Value Museology/Museum Studies Schools in Washington

[Museology/Museum Studies](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/museum-studies/museology-museum-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for museology/museum studies students.
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2026 Best Value Museology/Museum Studies Schools in Washington
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the museology/museum studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Museology/Museum Studies Schools
Leading the list is University Of Washington Seattle Campus, our #1 best value for museology/museum studies in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,973, while out-of-state students pay about $43,209. Students borrow a median of $16,481 to complete the museology/museum studies program here. Soon after graduation, museology/museum studies degree recipients from University Of Washington Seattle Campus generally make around $32,388. Set against $16,481 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 39%.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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