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2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$33,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,832 people earned their degree in religion/religious studies, making the major the 173rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 430 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in religion/religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religion/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 religion/religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 8 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Columbia

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree religion students whose families make $0-$30k list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Rutgers New Brunswick

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Syracuse University

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple Religion/Religious Studies Report

#6

University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

University of Scranton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree religion students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Scranton has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Scranton

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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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