Graduate Museum Studies Programs at Fashion Institute of Technology

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in museum studies at FIT. Graduate degrees are awarded at the Master’s level. At its best it places at #3 out of 5 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Master’s Degrees

FIT Graduate Museum Studies Rankings

#19 in the U.S.

#4 in New York

#8 in the Middle Atlantic Region

College Factual ranks FIT as a strong choice for museum studies, coming in at #19 out of 26 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Museum Studies Schools	19 of 26
Best Museum Studies Schools in New York	4 of 7
Best Museum Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8 of 11

Graduate Museum Studies Degrees at FIT

Here is each degree level granted in museum studies at FIT, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	12

FIT Museum Studies Master’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Fashion Institute of Technology handed out 12 master’s degrees in museum studies.

Master’s Rankings

FIT is a solid choice among schools offering museum studies at the master’s level. Specifically, it ranked #3 out of 5 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York	3
Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6
Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools	11

Master’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 8% of museum studies master’s degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

The largest share of museum studies master’s degree graduates at FIT were White. Approximately 92% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology with a master’s in museum studies.

Ethnic diversity of Museum Studies majors at Fashion Institute of Technology

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Museology/Museum Studies (Master’s)

FIT conferred 12 master’s degrees in museology/museum studies in the most recent reporting year — 92% to women and 8% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (92%).

Best Museology/Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York — #3
Best Museology/Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #6
Best Museology/Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools — #11

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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