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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$33,921 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,774 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Religious Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Religious Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Jewish Theological Seminary of America the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are $35,710 per year.

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#2

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Religious Studies at University of Scranton Report

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#4

Cairn University

Langhorne, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Langhorne, Cairn 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 Cairn are $16,596 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 10% of our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Full Religious Studies at George Washington University Report

Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree religious studies programs. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree religious studies programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree religious studies programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#9

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #9, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 a year.

Full Religious Studies at Fordham University Report

Best Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 245
New York 2,944
Maryland 160
New Jersey 1,341
District of Columbia 68

One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

  • 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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