2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 274 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of Iowa

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. 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 Religion/Religious Studies at KU

#3

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$24,814 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. UST MN is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 11 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814.

Full UST MN Religion/Religious Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income Over $110k)

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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