Quite a few schools offer it, and more than in the past.  When I was looking
into it, Columbia had one in which the first year's coursework was identical
to the M.B.A. program, but in the 2nd year diverged into more specialized
studies. Here, Indiana University offers a program as well.

My 2nd graduate degree was a M.B.A. since I was working in a university
museum at the time and could go to school for practically nothing--there
wasn't an official Art Admin degree, so I configured my electives and wrote
my papers on arts and museum issues.  That, combined with the Smithsonian's
week-long intensive course in museum administration and numerous regional
workshops, added up to the technical training that my art history background
(B.A./M.A.) didn't give for the work world.  I never expected my university
education to "prepare" me for getting a job or actually make interviews and
contacts for me--I always figured that part was up to me and my own
ingenuity.  I would say that hard work and thinking outside the box got me
to where I am today (such as it is).

Julia Moore
Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services
Indianapolis Art Center

by the way--my impression is that most of what you REALLY need for any job
is learned on that job, and your degrees merely serve to alert people as to
your basic level of competence in the environment you are seeking to be
placed.

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