2023 Best Value Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for religion students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Religious Studies
Our analysis found Trinity International University - Illinois to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TIU Illinois are $17,780 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UST MN is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
UF graduate students pay an average of $30,130 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the United States. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.
USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Philosophy | 10,054 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 285 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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).
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