2025 Best Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in religious education sits in the middle of the road, ranking #144 out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for religious education students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 35 master's degrees in religious education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on religious education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of religious education students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt religious education students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religious education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for religious education students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Religious Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Religious Education in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in religious education.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Religious Ed

1

Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

11 Annual Graduates

Bethel University Minnesota is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in religious education. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Paul.More information about a master’s in religious education from Bethel University Minnesota

2

Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, MN

15 Annual Graduates

$34,459 Median Starting Salary

Crown College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in religious education. Located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius, Crown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the religious ed program earn around $34,459 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in religious education from Crown College

Best Religious Education Colleges by State

Explore the best religious education schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	12
Minnesota	174	30
Nebraska	123	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religious Ed

One of 7 majors within the Theology & Religious Vocations area of study, Religious Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Religious Ed Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Education	35

Most Popular Majors Related to Religious Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	1,046
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	109
Biblical Studies	81
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	39
Missionary Studies	19
Religious Institution Administration and Law	15
Sacred Music	2

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to RichardF. More about our data sources and methodologies.