2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in Maryland

If you plan on getting your master's degree in religious studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #120 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of religious studies. Combined, these schools handed out 22 master's degrees in religious studies to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for religious studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Religious Studies in Maryland

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in religious studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Religion Students Working on Their Master's

1

Towson University
Towson, MD

2 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in religious studies needs to take a look at Towson University. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in religious studies from Towson University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

1 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in religious studies. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. More information about a master’s in religious studies from University of Maryland - College Park

Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	70
Pennsylvania	238	56
New Jersey	178	19
District of Columbia	151	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religion

Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of Philosophy & Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Religion Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Jewish Studies	3

Majors Similar to Religion

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	7

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).
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