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2024 Best Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region

4 Colleges in the New England Region
248 Religion Degrees Awarded
$31,219 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in religious studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #90 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of religious studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 248 degrees in religious studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Religious Studies School

Best Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region Your choice of religious studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for religious studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Religious Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Religion
Master's Degrees in Religion
Doctor's Degrees in Religion

The religion school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Religious Studies in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of religion degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Religion

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Boston U crest
Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA

Boston University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in religious studies. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were about 7 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MA

Boston College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in religious studies. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 5 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MA

It's difficult to beat College of the Holy Cross if you want to pursue a degree in religious studies. Located in the city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 15th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 5 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Holy Cross in the most recent data year.

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Gordon College
Wenham, MA

Gordon College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in religious studies. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Wenham. This college ranks 45th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 11 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Gordon College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the religion program state that they receive average early career income of $31,219.

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Best Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religious studies schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 111
Connecticut 241 80
New Hampshire 210 1
Maine 202 10
Rhode Island 200 18
Vermont 194 17

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

Religion Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies 201
Christian Studies 22
Jewish Studies 15
Islamic Studies 9
Catholic Studies 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 838
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 8

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