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2027 Best Value Museology/Museum Studies Schools in Massachusetts

[Museology/Museum Studies](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/museum-studies/museology-museum-studies/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong museology/museum studies education at a price that pays off.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for museology/museum studies students.

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• Best Value Museology/Museum Studies Schools in Massachusetts

2027 Best Value Museology/Museum Studies Schools in Massachusetts

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)

For return on investment in museology/museum studies, no school beat Harvard University this year. Set in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $61,676. Typical student debt for museology/museum studies graduates is $16,616. Museology/museum Studies graduates of Harvard University earn a median of $44,792 early in their careers. 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)

Tufts University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value museology/museum studies schools. Tufts University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford. 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. That is a strong return on a $17,074 median debt. The acceptance rate is 12%.

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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.