2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,704 people earned their degree in religious studies, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States. 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 the Plains States region, there were 342 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,667 and $23,034 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious studies programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Iowa Religious Studies Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religious Studies at University of Kansas

#3

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$10,270 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,432 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crown College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Crown College is a small school located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota that handed out 13 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Crown also took the #3 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Crown College are $10,270.

Read more about Religious Studies at Crown

#4

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$24,814 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST MN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814.

Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Religious Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (With Aid)

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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