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2025 Best Museum Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
348 Museum Studies Degrees Awarded
$37,401 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in museum studies. It is ranked #275 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Museum Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 348 degrees in museum studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Museum Studies School

Best Museum Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of museum studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for museum studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Museum Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Museum Studies
Master's Degrees in Museum Studies

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Museum Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of museum studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Museum Studies

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
115 Museum Studies Degrees Awarded
$41,463 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in museum studies has to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 115 museum studies students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Those museum studies students who get their degree from Johns Hopkins University make $4,062 more than the typical museum studies graduate.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

New York University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in museum studies. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 23 museum studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$41,215 Median Starting Salary

Georgetown University is a good option for students interested in a degree in museum studies. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were roughly 10 museum studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available. Those museum studies students who get their degree from Georgetown University receive $3,814 more than the average museum studies graduate.

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Best Museum Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best museum studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 14
New York 333 111
Maryland 279 111
New Jersey 273 5
District of Columbia 188 49

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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 348

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 3,561
Biological & Physical Science 1,049
Sustainability Science 798
Nutrition Science 737
Interdisciplinary Studies 704
Human Biology 663
Behavioral Science 615
International Studies 577
Computational Science 549
Data Analytics 527

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