2022 Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 859 people earned their degree in museum studies, making the major the 262nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, museum studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,171 and had an average of $41,641 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 80 museum studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,000 and $45,833 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 museum studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in museum studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality museum studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the museum studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Museum Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,424 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 39 masters’s museum studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Museum Studies Report

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

$17,944 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 9 masters’s museum studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Museum Studies at SFSU

#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$26,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Museum Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 22 masters’s museum studies degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Museum Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USFCA are $26,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Museum Studies at University of San Francisco

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Museum Studies (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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