2025 Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 master's degrees in museum studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on museum studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other museum studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for museum studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top Texas Schools for a Master's in Museum Studies

1

Baylor University
Waco, TX

11 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Baylor University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in museum studies. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco.More information about a master’s in museum studies from Baylor University

2

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

13 Annual Graduates

$32,400 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in museum studies needs to take a look at Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large city of Lubbock.

After graduating, museum studies master's recipients typically make around $32,400 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in museum studies from Texas Tech University

Best Museum Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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

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Museum Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Museum Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Museum Studies Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Museology/Museum Studies	24

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Data Analytics	1,520
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	316
Data Science	311
Nutrition Science	189
Behavioral Science	81
Mathematics & Computer Science	75
Biological & Physical Science	32
International Studies	24
Computational Science	23
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	21

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.