2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 New York, there were 3,216 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,200 and $36,637 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the religious studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in New York

#1

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” 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

#2

Jewish Theological Seminary of America

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$34,472 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jewish Theological Seminary of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.

Jewish Theological Seminary of America did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are $34,472, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Jewish Theological Seminary of America Religious Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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