2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in North Carolina

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 215th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 24 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious education 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 religious education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in North Carolina

#1

Shaw University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$13,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shaw University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Shaw University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Shaw University also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shaw University are $13,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Education at Shaw University

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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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