2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Religious Studies School for You
Religious Studies is the #101 most popular major in the country with 1,769 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the religion programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Religious Studies
Our analysis found Jewish Theological Seminary of America to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America undergraduate students pay an average of $66,064 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Scranton is a great value for religious studies students. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Scranton are $48,462 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Scranton also did well on our Best Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in tuition and fees each year.
UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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The excellent programs at Cairn University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Langhorne, Cairn is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cairn are $30,720 per year.
The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, GWU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for religious studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,005 per year.
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New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in tuition and fees each year.
NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year.
Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for religious studies students. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fordham U are $55,776 per year.
Best Religious Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best religious studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 157 |
| Pennsylvania | 41 |
| Maryland | 38 |
| New Jersey | 571 |
| District of Columbia | 16 |
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Religious Studies Related Majors for Religion
One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 9 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).
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