2025 Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York

If you plan on getting your master's degree in religious studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #101 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 117 master's degrees in religious studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to religious studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other religious studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt religious studies students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religious studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for religious studies students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Religious Studies in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in religious studies.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Religion

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

19 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a master's degree in religious studies. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in religious studies from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Jewish Theological Seminary of America
New York, NY

22 Annual Graduates

Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in religious studies. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in religious studies from Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	248	35
Maryland	193	37
New Jersey	188	233
District of Columbia	154	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religion

One of 3 majors within the Philosophy & Religious Studies area of study, Religious Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Religion Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Talmudic Studies	50
Jewish Studies	49
Religion/Religious Studies	13
Islamic Studies	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	132

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos. More about our data sources and methodologies.