2023 Best Religious Education Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Religious Education Master's Degree School for You
Religious Education is the #161 most popular major in the country with 687 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Religious Education Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Religious Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Religious Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion the best school in the United States for religious education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, HUC - JIR is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dallas Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 25 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Union Presbyterian Seminary. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Union Presbyterian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Richmond.
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Franciscan University of Steubenville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for religious education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Bethel University Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree religious education programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Emory University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree religious education programs. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
With a ranking of #9, Lincoln Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for religious education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s best schools for religious education students working on their master’s degree. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Religious Ed
One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Religious Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 12,534 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 1,624 |
| Biblical Studies | 1,052 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 777 |
| Missionary Studies | 423 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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