by our College Data Analytics TeamMuseum Studies is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. The schools below award the most museum studies degrees of any in the United States.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in museum studies at each of the 32 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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Below are the most popular museum studies schools at the master’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.
The most popular school in the country for museum studies students is Johns Hopkins University. Set in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 88 students earned a degree in museum studies from this school. Get the full museum studies details for Johns Hopkins University
Harvard University is one of the most popular museum studies schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 57 students earned a degree in museum studies from this school. See more about museum studies at Harvard University
George Washington University is one of the most popular museum studies schools, landing the #3 spot this year. George Washington University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. This school awarded about 45 museum studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full museum studies report for George Washington University
A rank of #4 makes Cuny Graduate School And University Center one of the most popular schools for museum studies. Set in the city of New York, Cuny Graduate School And University Center is a public institution. This school awarded about 29 museum studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about museum studies at Cuny Graduate School And University Center
A rank of #5 makes New York University one of the most popular schools for museum studies. New York University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. New York University graduated around 27 museum studies students in the most recent data year. See more about museum studies at New York University
University Of Washington Seattle Campus placed #6 for museum studies by yearly graduations. University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a public school located in the city of Seattle. University Of Washington Seattle Campus graduated around 26 museum studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full museum studies details for University Of Washington Seattle Campus
Suny College At Oneonta comes in at #7 for museum studies this year. Suny College At Oneonta is a public school located in the town of Oneonta. This school awarded about 25 museum studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full museum studies details for Suny College At Oneonta
University Of San Francisco placed #8 for museum studies by yearly graduations. Located in the city of San Francisco, University Of San Francisco is a private not-for-profit university. University Of San Francisco graduated around 18 museum studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full museum studies report for University Of San Francisco
Georgetown University ranked #9 on our list of the most popular museum studies schools. Set in the city of Washington, Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 16 museum studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full museum studies details for Georgetown University
Texas Tech University placed #10 for museum studies by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech University is a public university. Texas Tech University graduated around 16 museum studies students in the most recent data year. See more about museum studies at Texas Tech University
University Of Kansas ranked #11 on our list of the most popular museum studies schools. Set in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a public institution. This school awarded about 15 museum studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full museum studies report for University Of Kansas
Tufts University landed the #12 spot among the most popular museum studies schools. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 13 students earned a degree in museum studies from this school. Read the full museum studies report for Tufts University
Fashion Institute Of Technology placed #13 for museum studies by yearly graduations. Set in the city of New York, Fashion Institute Of Technology is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in museum studies from this school. See more about museum studies at Fashion Institute Of Technology
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis landed the #14 spot among the most popular museum studies schools. Set in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in museum studies from this school. See more about museum studies at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Syracuse University comes in at #15 for museum studies this year. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in museum studies from this school. Get the full museum studies details for Syracuse University
University Of Colorado Boulder placed #16 for museum studies by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Boulder, University Of Colorado Boulder is a public university. This school awarded about 12 museum studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about museum studies at University Of Colorado Boulder
San Francisco State University landed the #17 spot among the most popular museum studies schools. Set in the city of San Francisco, San Francisco State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in museum studies from this school. See more about museum studies at San Francisco State University
Southern University At New Orleans ranked #18 on our list of the most popular museum studies schools. Southern University At New Orleans is a public school located in the city of New Orleans. Southern University At New Orleans graduated around 8 museum studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full museum studies report for Southern University At New Orleans
University Of Illinois At Chicago comes in at #19 for museum studies this year. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public university. This school awarded about 8 museum studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full museum studies report for University Of Illinois At Chicago
Western Illinois University comes in at #20 for museum studies this year. Set in the town of Macomb, Western Illinois University is a public institution. This school awarded about 8 museum studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full museum studies report for Western Illinois University
Baylor University placed #21 for museum studies by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Waco, Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 7 museum studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about museum studies at Baylor University
Indiana University Bloomington landed the #22 spot among the most popular museum studies schools. Located in the city of Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington is a public university. Indiana University Bloomington graduated around 7 museum studies students in the most recent data year. See more about museum studies at Indiana University Bloomington
Seton Hall University placed #23 for museum studies by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 7 museum studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about museum studies at Seton Hall University
University Of New Mexico Main Campus ranked #24 on our list of the most popular museum studies schools. Set in the city of Albuquerque, University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public institution. University Of New Mexico Main Campus graduated around 6 museum studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full museum studies report for University Of New Mexico Main Campus
University Of Florida ranked #25 on our list of the most popular museum studies schools. Located in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida is a public university. University Of Florida graduated around 5 museum studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full museum studies report for University Of Florida
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This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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