2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Connecticut

A master's degree in religion/religious studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #242 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of religion/religious studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 master's degrees in religion/religious studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Religion/Religious Studies School for Your Master's Degree

The religion master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Connecticut ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for religion/religious studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for religion/religious studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Religion/Religious Studies in Connecticut

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for religion/religious studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Religion Students Working on Their Master's

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

24 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Yale University if you want to pursue a master's degree in religion/religious studies. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 24 religion/religious studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in religion/religious studies from Yale University

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Hartford Seminary
Hartford, CT

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in religion/religious studies needs to check out Hartford Seminary. Hartford Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hartford. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in religion/religious studies in Connecticut.

There were approximately 11 religion/religious studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Hartford Seminary in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in religion/religious studies from Hartford Seminary

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Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in religion/religious studies has to look into Wesleyan University. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Middletown. More information about a master’s in religion/religious studies from Wesleyan University

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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in religion/religious studies. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield. More information about a master’s in religion/religious studies from Sacred Heart University

Best Religion/Religious Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	11
Rhode Island	200	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religion

One of 7 majors within the Religious Studies area of study, Religion/Religious Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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