2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

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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 New York, there were 196 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in New York (With Aid)

#1

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Columbia Religion/Religious Studies Report

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Syracuse University Religion/Religious Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (With Aid)

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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