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2027 Best Value Museology/Museum Studies Schools in the New England Region

[Museology/Museum Studies](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/museum-studies/museology-museum-studies/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

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

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• Best Value Museology/Museum Studies Schools in the New England Region

2027 Best Value Museology/Museum Studies Schools in the New England Region

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

Best Value Museology/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)

Our analysis ranked Harvard University the best value for a degree in museology/museum studies in the New England Region. Set in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $61,676 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $16,616 to complete the museology/museum studies program here. Soon after graduation, museology/museum studies degree recipients from Harvard University generally make around $44,792. That is a strong return on a $16,616 median debt. The acceptance rate is 4%.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

$70,704 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,074 Avg Student Debt

$83,214 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in museology/museum studies will find it at Tufts University, which ranked #2. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $70,704. Museology/museum Studies graduates carry a median of $17,074 in student loans. Museology/museum Studies graduates of Tufts University earn a median of $31,434 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Tufts University admits about 12% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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.