2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Religious Studies Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Studies program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for religion majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Jewish Theological Seminary of America to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in religion at Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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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 #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 27% of the religion majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
About 67% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 33% are male.
Full Religious Studies at George Washington University Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Ambridge, Trinity School for Ministry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 45% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 55% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Touro College is a great place for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 25% of the religion majors at the school.
Princeton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.
Women make up 71% of the religion majors at the school.
Evangelical Theological Seminary ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. ETS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Myerstown.
About 33% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 67% are male.
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Yeshiva University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree religious studies programs. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 40% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 60% are male.
The General Theological Seminary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree religious studies programs. Located in the city of New York, GTS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in religion at GTS, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
Women make up 75% of the religion majors at the school.
Full Religious Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report
Best Religious Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best religious studies colleges 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 |
Majors Related to 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 27 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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