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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$49,649 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,041 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Studies School for You

With 2,944 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, religious studies is the #25 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Religious Studies Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New York to see which 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for religion majors pursuing a .

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Religious Studies

$66,064 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Jewish Theological Seminary of America to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are $66,064 per year. After completing their degree, religion graduates from Jewish Theological Seminary of America carry an average student debtload of $19,625.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
$7,440 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brooklyn College are $7,440 a year.

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$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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 in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $62,466 a year.

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

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#4

New York University

New York, NY
$56,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 10% of our Best Religious Studies Schools in New York ranking.

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
$55,776 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fordham University is a great value for religious studies students. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fordham U are $55,776 per year. After completing their degree, religion graduates from Fordham U carry an average student debtload of $26,000.

Fordham U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Schools in New York list.

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Best Value Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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