by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in New York” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,417 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 216th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,694 and had an average of $27,203 in loans still to pay off.
Across New York, there were 87 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,893 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in New York” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their religious education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The religious ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in New York”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in New York”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unification Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in New York list. This small school is located in Barrytown, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 24 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Jewish Theological Seminary of America landed the #3 spot on the list. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Religious Education at Jewish Theological Seminary of America
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in New York. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 10 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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