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2026 Best Value Religious Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Religious Education](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/religious-education/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools to find the best return on investment for religious education students.

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• Best Value Religious Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2026 Best Value Religious Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in religious education, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Religious Education Schools

1

Jewish Theological Seminary Of America
New York, NY

$71,910 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,750 Avg Student Debt

$92,751 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in religious education, no school beat Jewish Theological Seminary Of America this year. Jewish Theological Seminary Of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $71,910. Typical student debt for religious education graduates is $16,750. Early-career religious education graduates make about $78,469. That is a strong return on a $16,750 median debt. The acceptance rate is 49%.

2

Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef Dspinka
Brooklyn, NY

$12,500 In-State Tuition & Fees

$36,545 Median Earnings (10yr)

Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef Dspinka is a great value for students pursuing a degree in religious education, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef Dspinka is a small private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $12,500. Early-career religious education graduates make about $14,771.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 14 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.