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Best Schools for Museum Studies in the Far Western Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the museum studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Museum Studies
No school ranked higher than San Francisco State University this year for museum studies. San Francisco State University is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco. The six-year graduation rate is 50%. There were roughly 11 museum studies students who graduated with this degree at San Francisco State University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the museum studies program make about $50,955 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $17,024.
See the full museum studies program report for San Francisco State University
A rank of #2 makes University Of Washington Seattle Campus one of the top schools for museum studies. Located in the city of Seattle, University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a very large public university. Roughly 85% of students complete a degree within six years here. University Of Washington Seattle Campus awarded about 26 museum studies degrees in the most recent data year. Museum Studies graduates of University Of Washington Seattle Campus earn a median of $32,388 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $16,481 to complete this degree.
See the full museum studies program report for University Of Washington Seattle Campus
A rank of #3 makes University Of San Francisco one of the top schools for museum studies. Set in the city of San Francisco, University Of San Francisco is a large private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 70%. There were roughly 18 museum studies students who graduated with this degree at University Of San Francisco in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, museum studies degree recipients from University Of San Francisco generally make around $28,124. University Of San Francisco graduates carry a median of $23,935 in student loans.
See the full museum studies program report for University Of San Francisco
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 6 schools evaluated.
- 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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