2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Museum Studies in Illinois

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 #141 in popularity out of 326 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for museum studies students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 29 master's degrees in museum studies to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Museum Studies Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for museum studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Museum Studies in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in museum studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Museum Studies Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

17 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in museum studies needs to look into University of Illinois at Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in museum studies in Illinois. More information about a master’s in museum studies from University of Illinois at Chicago

2

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Western Illinois University if you want to pursue a master's degree in museum studies. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in museum studies in Illinois. More information about a master’s in museum studies from Western Illinois University

Best Museum Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Museum Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	195	5
Indiana	181	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Museum Studies

Museum Studies is one of 44 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Museum Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Computer Interaction	129
Sustainability Science	122
Mathematics & Computer Science	55
Nutrition Science	30
Data Analytics	16
Gerontology	15
Dispute Resolution	13
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	10
Interdisciplinary Studies	9
Systems Theory	6

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.