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2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Religious Studies is the 115th most popular major in the country with 9,704 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,163 and had an average of $28,712 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 349 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,450 and $21,953 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 132 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k) in North Carolina

#1

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. SEBTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SEBTS also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary are $5,830, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 32 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duke University Religious Studies Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Read more about Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#4

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #4 spot on the list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious Studies at Wake Forest University

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte

#6

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Gardner - Webb University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gardner - Webb also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb University are $9,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Gardner - Webb Religious Studies Report

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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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