Religious Education is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #144 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
There was only one school in the Southwest Region to review for the 2025 Best Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
The religious ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Religious Education in the Southwest Region
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in religious education.
Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Religious Ed
Grand Canyon University is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in religious education. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.
Students who graduate with their master's from the religious ed program report average early career earnings of $43,605.
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).
