2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
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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 Southeast region, there were 2,028 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,400 and $27,004 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 238 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in the Southeast Region
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.
SEBTS also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 SEBTS are $5,830.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree religion students list, Liberty University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gardner - Webb University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree religion students list, Gardner - Webb has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb University are $9,050.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Georgia State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree religion students list, Georgia State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790.
Wake Forest University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Wake Forest University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Vanderbilt University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree religion students list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624.
Duke University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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