2026 Best Museum Studies Schools in Maryland

Museum Studies is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their museum studies programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for museum studies students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Museum Studies Schools in Maryland

Best Schools for Museum Studies in Maryland

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

1

University Of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Museum Studies Degrees Awarded

$57,901 Median Starting Salary

No school ranked higher than University Of Maryland College Park this year for museum studies. Set in the suburb of College Park, University Of Maryland College Park is a very large public institution. University Of Maryland College Park graduates 89% of students within six years. There were roughly 11 museum studies students who graduated with this degree at University Of Maryland College Park in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, museum studies degree recipients from University Of Maryland College Park generally make around $57,901. University Of Maryland College Park graduates carry a median of $20,836 in student loans. Read more about the museum studies program at University Of Maryland College Park

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

101 Museum Studies Degrees Awarded

$41,463 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes Johns Hopkins University one of the top schools for museum studies. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University is a very large private not-for-profit university. The six-year graduation rate is 94%. Johns Hopkins University awarded about 101 museum studies degrees in the most recent data year. Museum Studies graduates of Johns Hopkins University earn a median of $41,463 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $13,426 to complete this degree. More information about a degree in museum studies from Johns Hopkins University

Notes and References

This list is compiled 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 · 3 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.