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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$37,193 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,769 people earned a degree or certificate in religious studies, making the major the #101 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for religion students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for religion majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Religious Studies

Our analysis found Trinity International University - Illinois to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TIU Illinois are $17,780 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

UST MN graduate students pay an average of $23,736 in tuition and fees each year.

UST MN also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.

Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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Religious Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Religion

Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 1,220
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 106
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 41

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 Sowlos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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