2023 Best Value Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Religious Studies Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 9,470 people earned a degree or certificate in religious studies, making the major the #86 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for religion students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the religion doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the United States for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jewish Theological Seminary of America. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are $35,710 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the United States. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UPenn also is in the top 5% of our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree religious studies programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $30,858 in tuition and fees each year.
UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Emory University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for religious studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emory are $45,684 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Duke also is in the top 5% of our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
Florida State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree religious studies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.
Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year.
University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSB also did well on our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Majors Related to Religion
Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Religion
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Philosophy | 10,054 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 285 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos.
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