2024 Best Museology/Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Museology/Museum Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #237 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for museology/museum studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 master's degrees in museology/museum studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Museology/Museum Studies School for Your Master's Degree

The museology/museum studies master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to museology/museum studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of museology/museum studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized museology/museum studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for museology/museum studies students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Museology/Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Museology/Museum Studies in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for museology/museum studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Museology/Museum Studies

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in museology/museum studies has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in museology/museum studies from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

University of San Francisco is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in museology/museum studies. USFCA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Francisco.More information about a master’s in museology/museum studies from University of San Francisco

3

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

San Francisco State University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in museology/museum studies. SFSU is a very large public university located in the city of San Francisco.More information about a master’s in museology/museum studies from San Francisco State University

Best Museology/Museum Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best museology/museum studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	31
Washington	402	34

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.