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2022 Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges in Illinois
29 Master's Degrees
Museum Studies isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #141 in popularity out of 326 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for museum studies students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 29 master's degrees in museum studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

  • Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to museum studies students as compared to other majors.
  • Major Demand - The number of museum studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
  • Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
  • Student Debt - How much debt museum studies students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
  • Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized museum studies related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Museum Studies Schools

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 Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Museum Studies in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in museum studies.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Museum Studies

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in museum studies needs to take a look at University of Illinois at Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in museum studies from University of Illinois at Chicago

12 Annual Graduates

Western Illinois University is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in museum studies. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in museum studies from Western Illinois University

Best Museum Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Museum Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 195 5
Indiana 181 16

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Museum Studies is one of 44 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Museum Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Computer Interaction 129
Sustainability Science 122
Mathematics & Computer Science 55
Nutrition Science 30
Data Analytics 16
Gerontology 15
Dispute Resolution 13
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 10
Interdisciplinary Studies 9
Systems Theory 6

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.

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