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Most Popular Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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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. 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 Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England 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 Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Hebrew College

Newton Centre, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Hebrew College the most popular school in the New England Region for religious education students working on their master’s degree. Hebrew College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newton Centre.

Women make up 80% of the religious ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Religious Education at Hebrew College

#2

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elms College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the religious ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Religious Education at Elms College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary is a great place for religious education students working on their master’s degree. Gordon - Conwell Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Hamilton.

Read full report on Religious Education at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary

Best Religious Education Colleges by State

Explore the best religious education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 17

One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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 RichardF.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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