2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Indiana 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 Religion Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Indiana, there were 88 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,295 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in Indiana (With Aid)

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Studies at IU Bloomington

#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

$57,522 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid list. Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #0 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Notre Dame 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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