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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Islamic Studies (With Aid)

2 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$39,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 59 people earned their degree in Islamic studies, making the major the 1108th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 Islamic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Islamic studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Islamic 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 Islamic studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Islamic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree islamic studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Islamic Studies (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s Islamic studies degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Islamic Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

Read full report on Islamic Studies at University of California - Los Angeles

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s Islamic studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Islamic Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

Full Columbia Islamic Studies Report

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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