2024 Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in Florida

If you plan on getting your master's degree in religious studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #101 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 27 master's degrees in religious studies to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to religious studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other religious studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt religious studies students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religious studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for religious studies students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Religious Studies in Florida

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in religious studies.

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in Religion

1

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

5 Annual Graduates

Florida State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in religious studies. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in religious studies from Florida State University

2

Florida International University
Miami, FL

6 Annual Graduates

Florida International University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in religious studies. FIU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Miami.More information about a master’s in religious studies from Florida International University

Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	16
Virginia	182	24
North Carolina	178	168
Tennessee	166	23
Alabama	151	30
Kentucky	147	0
Louisiana	147	0
South Carolina	146	5
Mississippi	145	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religion

One of 3 majors within the Philosophy & Religious Studies area of study, Religious Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Religion Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies	25
Christian Studies	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	15
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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