2022 Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for religious studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 master's degrees in religious studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
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 full 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
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Religious Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in religious studies.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Religion
Denver Seminary is a wonderful choice for students interested in a master's degree in religious studies. Located in the suburb of Littleton, Denver Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a master’s in religious studies from Denver Seminary
University of Colorado Boulder is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in religious studies. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder.More information about a master’s in religious studies from University of Colorado Boulder
Best Religious Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .
State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 172 | 34 |
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 |
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Religion/Religious Studies | 33 |
Christian Studies | 4 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Religion
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Philosophy | 12 |
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.
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