2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s
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Religion/Religious Studies is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 3,832 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 439 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered a degree in religion/religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religion/religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree religion students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies
Out of the 37 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Vernon Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. MVNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Vernon, Ohio. It awarded 17 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
MVNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Vernon Nazarene University are $8,964.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denver Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s list. Denver Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Littleton, Colorado. It awarded 8 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
Denver Seminary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Denver Seminary are $11,700.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s list. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630.
Full University of Scranton Religion/Religious Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Liberty University
Gardner - Webb University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb are $9,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Gardner - Webb
Hartford Seminary did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Hartford Seminary is located in Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hartford Seminary are $14,194.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 11 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
UST MN also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Florida State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree religion students list, Florida State has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Florida State University
University of Iowa landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.
University of Kansas landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking. Lawrence, Kansas 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.
KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Religion/Religious Studies Report
Temple University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Temple also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Temple University
University of Florida landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree religion students list, UF has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Religion/Religious Studies Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte
With a ranking of #18, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 8 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree religion students list, University of Virginia has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Virginia
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of South Florida - Main Campus
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.
Florida International University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Florida International University
University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.
UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at IU Bloomington
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree religion students list, UIUC has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #25, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #22 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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