2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Iowa Religion/Religious Studies Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.

KU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Full KU Religion/Religious Studies Report

#3

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$24,814 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at UST MN

• 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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