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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$46,774 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Studies Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, religious studies was ranked #86 in the country. In fact 9,470 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Studies program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

Our analysis found Crown College to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.

Of the 27 students majoring in religion at Crown, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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#2

Friends University

Wichita, KS

Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Friends University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Wichita, Friends University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the religion majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Graceland University - Lamoni is a great place for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Lamoni.

Of the 9 students majoring in religion at Graceland Lamoni, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#4

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great place for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 63% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Of the 4 students majoring in religion at Missouri State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in religion at UST MN, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the religion majors at the school.

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#7

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in religion at UMary, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Religious Studies at University of Mary Report

Washington University in St Louis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree religious studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Religious Studies at Washington University in St Louis Report

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree religious studies programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 50% of the religion majors at the school.

Full Religious Studies at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Best Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 44
Minnesota 158
Kansas 60
Iowa 74
Nebraska 5
North Dakota 20
South Dakota 5

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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