2024 Best Museology/Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in California

a master's degree in museology/museum studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #237 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Museology/Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 master's degrees in museology/museum studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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

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 Master's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Museology/Museum Studies in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in museology/museum studies.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Museology/Museum Studies

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in museology/museum studies has to check out University of San Francisco. USFCA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco.More information about a master’s in museology/museum studies from University of San Francisco

2

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat San Francisco State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in museology/museum studies. SFSU is a very large public university located in the large city of San Francisco.More information about a master’s in museology/museum studies from San Francisco State University

Best Museology/Museum Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Museology/Museum Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	402	34

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Museology/Museum Studies Related Rankings by Major

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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.