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2025 Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
3,050 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,223 Avg Early-Career Salary
a bachelor's degree in religious studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #72 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for religious studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,050 bachelor's degrees in religious studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Religious Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of religious studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for religious studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Religious Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for religious studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Religion

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Jewish Theological Seminary of America is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in religious studies. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Bachelor's recipients from the religious studies program at Jewish Theological Seminary of America make $31,013 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Fordham University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in religious studies. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Those religious studies students who get their bachelor's degree from Fordham University receive $5,762 more than the standard religion student.

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Beth Medrash Govoha
Lakewood, NJ

Beth Medrash Govoha is a great decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in religious studies. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Beth Medrash Govoha is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Religious Studies bachelor's degree recipients from Beth Medrash Govoha get an earnings boost of approximately $11,575 above the average earnings of religious studies graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Beth Medrash Govoha

Best Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religious studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 275 1,951
Pennsylvania 274 202
Maryland 207 70
New Jersey 193 534
District of Columbia 126 52

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

Religion Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Talmudic Studies 2,650
Religion/Religious Studies 226
Jewish Studies 170
Christian Studies 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 1,548
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 14
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 10

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