2023 Best Value Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southeast 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great value for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke 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 Duke are $59,141 a year.
Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Emory University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory 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 Emory are $45,684 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Emory also is in the top 5% of our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Florida State 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 #7 on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 per year.
Florida State also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree religious studies programs. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for religion in the Southeast Region .
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With a ranking of #9, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FIU are $24,211 a year.
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University of Florida 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 #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.
UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Request InformationBest Religious Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best religious studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 113 |
| Virginia | 961 |
| North Carolina | 335 |
| Florida | 154 |
| Tennessee | 109 |
| Kentucky | 32 |
| South Carolina | 102 |
| Louisiana | 14 |
| Arkansas | 29 |
| Alabama | 92 |
| Mississippi | 25 |
| West Virginia | 31 |
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Religious Studies Related Majors for Religion
One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 12 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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