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2024 Best Museology/Museum Studies Schools

18 Colleges in the United States
816 Museology/Museum Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in museology/museum studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #561 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Museology/Museum Studies Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 816 degrees in museology/museum studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Museology/Museum Studies School

Best Museology/Museum Studies Schools The museology/museum studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Museology/Museum Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Museology/Museum Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Museology/Museum Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Museology/Museum Studies in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of museology/museum studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Museology/Museum Studies

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
117 Museology/Museum Studies Degrees Awarded

Johns Hopkins University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in museology/museum studies. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 117 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
31 Museology/Museum Studies Degrees Awarded

New York University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in museology/museum studies. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 31 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Every student who is interested in museology/museum studies has to look into Tufts University. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were about 15 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC

It is difficult to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a degree in museology/museum studies. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
53 Museology/Museum Studies Degrees Awarded

GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 53 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS

KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence. This university ranks 1st out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 8 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
34 Museology/Museum Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

USFCA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco. This university ranks 24th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 19 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at USFCA in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 25 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in museology/museum studies from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Museology/Museum Studies by Region

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