by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Museology/Museum Studies Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Museology/Museum Studies is the 561st most popular major in the country with 836 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Illinois, there were 30 museology/museum studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Museology/Museum Studies Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in museology/museum studies. That schools that top this list have a program in museology/museum studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Museology/Museum Studies Major in Illinois” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Museology/Museum Studies Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Museology/Museum Studies Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 14 ’s museology/museum studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Museology/Museum Studies Major in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified ’s museology/museum studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
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