2023 Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Religious Studies Master's Degree School for You
Religious Studies is the #86 most popular major in the country with 9,470 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for religion majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Religious Studies
Our analysis found Jewish Theological Seminary of America to be the best school for religious studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Cairn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for religious studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Langhorne, Cairn is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Scranton did quite well on this year’s best schools for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
Fordham University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Best Religious Studies Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 245 |
| New York | 2,944 |
| Maryland | 160 |
| New Jersey | 1,341 |
| District of Columbia | 68 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Religion
One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Philosophy | 10,054 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 285 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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