2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Southwest Region

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 Master’s in the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 247 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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

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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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