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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York

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$46,774 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Studies Master's Degree School for You

Religious Studies is the #107 most popular major in New York with 157 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in New York 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Jewish Theological Seminary of America the most popular school in New York for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 68% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 32% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in religion at Columbia, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Full Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#3

Touro College

New York, NY

Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 8 students majoring in religion at Touro, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#4

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Yeshiva University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 40% of the religion majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The General Theological Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. GTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 75% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 50% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #7, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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#7

Nyack College

Nyack, NY

Nyack College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree religious studies programs. Located in the city of Nyack, Nyack is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for religious studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

Full Religious Studies at Fordham University Report

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

Full Religious Studies at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Report

Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 41
Maryland 38
New Jersey 571
District of Columbia 16

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 15 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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