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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$33,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Religious Studies is the 115th most popular major in the country with 9,704 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree religion students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School landed the #2 spot on the list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religion degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School also took the #6 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’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 Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School are $10,974.

Read more about Religious Studies at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jewish Theological Seminary of America. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Jewish Theological Seminary of America also made our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are $34,472.

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

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s religion degrees to qualified students.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UPenn Religious Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

Read more about Religious Studies at Pitt

#2 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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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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