2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

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Religion/Religious Studies is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 3,832 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 137 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religion/religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.

UPenn also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple Religion/Religious Studies Report

#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$11,630 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.

University of Scranton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of Scranton

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

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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