2024 Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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 #151 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 26 master's degrees in museum studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 colleges for museum studies students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Museum Studies Schools

The museum studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Museum Studies in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for museum studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Museum Studies

1

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

9 Annual Graduates

Texas Tech University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in museum studies. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in museum studies from Texas Tech University

2

Baylor University
Waco, TX

8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in museum studies has to look into Baylor University. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in museum studies from Baylor University

Best Museum Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best museum studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	17
Arizona	180	0
Oklahoma	153	5
New Mexico	114	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Museum Studies

Museum Studies is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Museum Studies Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Museology/Museum Studies	26

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	305
Data Analytics	206
International Studies	202
Nutrition Science	169
Computational Science	86
Data Science	66
Sustainability Science	65
Interdisciplinary Studies	54
Biological & Physical Science	51
Human Computer Interaction	42

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.