2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Religion/Religious Studies is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 3,832 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 430 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in religion/religious studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religion/religious studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religion/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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#2

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

Rochester, New York

#5 in overall quality

$10,974 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 10 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School also took the #5 spot in our “Best Religion/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.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#4

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 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 Religion/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 Columbia are $51,194.

Read full report on Religion/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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