Museum Studies Master’s Degree Program
Bank Street’s museum education master’s program—Learning and Engagement in Museums and Cultural Organizations—will place you at the forefront of an evolving field that is embracing change through diversity, inclusion, and access. You’ll advance your career, refine your leadership skills, and build your capacity to make an impact on cultural institutions and the communities they serve.
With this degree, you’ll be prepared to work as an educator, leader, or public programmer who designs and implements a variety of learning and community engagement programs for cultural centers and non-profit organizations with educational missions. At Bank Street, your studies will focus on areas like learning and development across the lifespan, exhibition development, curriculum planning, and community programming as you learn to facilitate visitor experiences that are enriching, meaningful, and culturally uplifting.
Your coursework will integrate with guided regional fieldwork experiences that are essential to your educational growth and development. When you graduate, you’ll enter the field ready to thrive in settings like museums, historic sites, gardens, parks, performing arts centers, zoos, aquariums, libraries, and community centers, among others.
Join our collaborative and supportive museum studies community today to gain professional preparation and expertise to help our cultural institutions support vibrant, diverse learning communities.
