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2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
638 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,704 people earned their degree in religious studies, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,163 and had an average of $28,712 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,358 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,867 and $35,290 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 638 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

Full University of Pennsylvania Religious Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 12 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Jewish Theological Seminary of America landed the #3 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Jewish Theological Seminary of America not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are $34,472, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Jewish Theological Seminary of America

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious Studies at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#5

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

WCUPA also took the #10 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WCUPA are $16,758.

Full West Chester University of Pennsylvania Religious Studies Report

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious Studies at Syracuse

#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Temple University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k list, Temple has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Full Temple University Religious Studies Report

#8

Cairn University

Langhorne, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Cairn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Cairn University is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Cairn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cairn are $14,040.

Full Cairn Religious Studies Report

#9

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Seton Hall University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Seton Hall

#10

University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

University of Scranton did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

University of Scranton also took the #9 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Studies at University of Scranton

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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