At 12:11 AM 1/7/97 GMT, you wrote: >does anyone out there know anything about or have any opinions on the >Master of Arts Administration degree... the one i'm interested in is at >Univ. of New Orleans... do you know of any other places this degree is >offered.. and how reputable/valuable is it compared to museum studies. Depends on the program--different programs stress different things. At the time I was considering my graduate options, Columbia's Art Admin degree was indistinguishable from the M.B.A. for the first year--then it diverged in the second year. A lot of Art Admin. programs assume you are wanting to manage a symphony or theater, or work for a local arts agency, so if this is not your goal you may not get what you want. In general, this degree seems to be more business-oriented. I have two friends who highly recommend the program at Illinois State University at Springfield (formerly Sangamon State University)--however, the official name of the program is something like M.A. in Community Arts Management, which may not be what is required for the museum field. One of these friends is working as the Director of Marketing and Development at the Art Center, the other is Community Relations Director at the Indianapolis Opera. Make your own judgement. Julia Muney Moore Indianapolis Art Center