2023 Best Value Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Religious Studies Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.
Top 10 Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the United States for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Jewish Theological Seminary of America helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the United States. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America graduate students pay an average of $35,710 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Scranton is a great value for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.
University of Scranton also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Trinity International University - Illinois is a great value for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Deerfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TIU Illinois are $17,780 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree religious studies programs. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UST MN also is in the top 5% of our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.
UPenn also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Cairn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cairn is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Langhorne.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cairn are $16,596 per year.
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Gardner - Webb University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.
Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 25 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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