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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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$46,774 Avg Salary

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

With 41 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, religious studies is the #133 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry the most popular school in Pennsylvania for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Trinity School for Ministry is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Ambridge.

Women make up 45% of the religion majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangelical Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Myerstown, ETS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 33% of the religion majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in religion at WCUPA, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Religious Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the religion majors at the school.

Full Religious Studies at University of Scranton Report

#5

Cairn University

Langhorne, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Cairn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in Pennsylvania. Cairn is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Langhorne.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the religion majors at the school.

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#7

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA

Gratz College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Melrose Park, Gratz College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wyncote, RRC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bryn Athyn, Bryn Athyn College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 157
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 11 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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