Graduate Programs in Religious Studies
Explore 110+ Religious Studies graduate programs at 50+ universities across 5 countries.
Overview
Religious studies examines religions as historical, cultural and social phenomena. Graduate students study sacred texts, traditions and practices, often learning the relevant languages, and approach religion through history, anthropology, philosophy or theology.
Academic master's programs focus on research and languages, while the MDiv prepares students for ministry and chaplaincy. A PhD or ThD centers on original research and prepares you for university teaching and scholarship.
Graduates become clergy, chaplains in hospitals, universities and the military, nonprofit leaders, teachers and interfaith or policy specialists, and some go into journalism or law. University teaching jobs are competitive, while chaplaincy and nonprofit work offer steadier demand.
Most Religious Studies programs charge between $18,000 and $59,000 a year in tuition. The top ten ranked programs charge between $30,000 and $73,000.
Top Ranked Master's Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- University of OxfordMSt in Study of ReligionsTuition $55,974 · Duration 9 months
- University of CambridgeMPhil in Theology, Religion and Philosophy of ReligionDeadline May 14 · Tuition $20,620 · Duration 9 months
- Yale UniversityExtended Master of Arts in ReligionDeadline Mar 1 +3 · Tuition $31,192 · Duration 36 months
- University of ChicagoMaster of Arts in Religious StudiesDeadline Jun 9 +2 · Tuition $30,000 · Duration 1 year full-time
- Columbia UniversityMaster of Arts in ReligionDeadline May 1 +2 · Tuition $73,456 · Duration 12 months
Top Ranked PhD Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in ReligionDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $59,048 · Duration 84 months
- Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Religious StudiesDeadline Dec 2 · Tuition $63,540 · Duration 72 months
- Princeton UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in ReligionDeadline Dec 30 · Tuition $65,210 · Duration 60 months
- University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Buddhist StudiesDeadline Dec 1 · Duration 84 months
- University of CambridgePhD in Theology and Religious StudiesDeadline May 14 +2 · Tuition $42,094 · Duration 3–4 years full-time
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