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2027 Best Value Museum Studies Schools in the New England Region

[Museum Studies](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/museum-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong museum studies education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for museum studies students.

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• Best Value Museum Studies Schools in the New England Region

2027 Best Value Museum Studies Schools in the New England Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the museum studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Museum Studies Schools

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

$61,676 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,616 Avg Student Debt

$101,817 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in museum studies, no school beat Harvard University this year. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $61,676. Students borrow a median of $16,616 to complete the museum studies program here. Early-career museum studies graduates make about $44,792. That is a strong return on a $16,616 median debt. Roughly 4% of applicants are accepted.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

$70,704 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,074 Avg Student Debt

$83,214 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Tufts University earned it the #2 place for museum studies. Set in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $70,704. Museum Studies graduates carry a median of $17,074 in student loans. Soon after graduation, museum studies degree recipients from Tufts University generally make around $31,434. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 12% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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.