2025 Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Museum Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42 master's degrees in museum studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to museum studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of museum studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt museum studies students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 schools for museum studies students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Museum Studies Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Museum Studies in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Museum Studies

1

Baylor University
Waco, TX

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in museum studies needs to check out Baylor University. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.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

Texas Tech University is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in museum studies. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduation, museum studies master's recipients usually make an average of $32,400 in the first five years of their career.

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

Best Museum Studies Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	17
Arizona	180	0
Oklahoma	153	5
New Mexico	114	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Museum Studies

Museum Studies is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Museum Studies Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Museology/Museum Studies	42

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Data Analytics	1,520
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	364
Data Science	319
Nutrition Science	279
International Studies	170
Interdisciplinary Studies	106
Human Computer Interaction	98
Computational Science	94
Behavioral Science	81
Mathematics & Computer Science	75

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.