2026 Best Museology/Museum Studies Schools in the New England Region

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

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools to find the best for museology/museum studies students.

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• Best Museology/Museum Studies Schools in the New England Region

Best Schools for Museology/Museum Studies in the New England Region

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 museology/museum studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Museology/Museum Studies

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

85 Museology/Museum Studies Degrees Awarded

$44,792 Median Starting Salary

No school ranked higher than Harvard University this year for museology/museum studies. This very large private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Cambridge. About 98% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 85 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at Harvard University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the museology/museum studies program make about $44,792 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $16,616 to complete this degree. See the full museology/museum studies program report for Harvard University

2

Tufts University
Medford, MA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Museology/Museum Studies Degrees Awarded

$31,434 Median Starting Salary

Students looking for a strong museology/museum studies program will find one at Tufts University, which ranked #2. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a large private not-for-profit university. About 94% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 16 museology/museum studies students who graduated with this degree at Tufts University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the museology/museum studies program make about $31,434 in their early career. Tufts University graduates carry a median of $17,074 in student loans. See the full museology/museum studies program report for Tufts University

Notes and References

The ranking above is published 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 · 5 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.