by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Museum Studies is the 275th most popular major in the country with 816 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, museum studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,570 and had an average of $20,531 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 122 museum studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,759 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in museum studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their museum studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 13 ’s museum studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Earlham College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Richmond, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s museum studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walsh University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in North Canton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s museum studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 25 ’s museum studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s museum studies degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Museum Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago
Cleveland State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 1 ’s museum studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Museum Studies at Cleveland State University
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