2024 Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
12
Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
430
Religion Degrees Awarded
A degree in
religion/religious studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #189 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 430 degrees in religion/religious studies to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Religion/Religious Studies School
Your choice of religion/religious studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Religion/Religious Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Religion/Religious Studies Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Religion/Religious Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the religion degree levels they offer.
10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Religion
University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in religion/religious studies. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religion/religious studies from University of Pennsylvania
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
Every student who is interested in religion/religious studies needs to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religion/religious studies from Columbia University in the City of New York
It's difficult to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in religion/religious studies. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were about 10 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student who is interested in religion/religious studies has to take a look at Catholic University of America. CUA is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 5th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 20 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.
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NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 11 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in religion/religious studies from New York University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in religion/religious studies from Fordham University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NJ
Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 6 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religion/religious studies from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In DC
Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 5 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in religion/religious studies from American University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In PA
Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 6 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
15th
Most Popular In PA
Cairn is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Langhorne. This university ranks 92nd out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 3 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Cairn in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religion/religious studies from Cairn University
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