2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 81 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree religion students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Denver Seminary

Littleton, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denver Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Denver Seminary are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Denver Seminary Religion/Religious Studies Report

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

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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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