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2022 Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
306 Degrees Awarded
$39,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 859 people earned their degree in museum studies, making the major the 262nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, museum studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,171 and had an average of $41,641 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 352 museum studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,540 and $44,768 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 306 museum studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in museum studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent museum studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the museum studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree museum studies students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Museum Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 47 masters’s museum studies degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full George Washington University Museum Studies Report

#2

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oneonta. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Oneonta is a public institution located in Oneonta, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Oneonta also took the #6 spot in our “Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Oneonta are $24,311, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Museum Studies at SUNY Oneonta

#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized school located in South Orange, New Jersey that handed out 10 masters’s museum studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Museum Studies at Seton Hall

#4

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 30 masters’s museum studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Museum Studies at New York University

#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s museum studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #5 spot in our “Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

Read more about Museum Studies at Syracuse University

#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 85 masters’s museum studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Museum Studies at Johns Hopkins University

#7

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

Georgetown University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 16 masters’s museum studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

Read full report on Museum Studies at Georgetown University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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