2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies 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” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,832 people earned their degree in religion/religious studies, making the major the 173rd most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 196 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religion/religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 religion/religious studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree religion students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in New York

#1

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$10,974 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in New York. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School are $10,974, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Religion/Religious Studies Report

#2

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

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Columbia

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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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