Compare 37 Religious Studies Master's Programs in the US

Grad School Navigator tracks 37 Religious Studies master's programs in the US across 26 universities. Most do not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); only 7% report it as a requirement. A typical program takes about 24 months. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

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  1. 1

    Yale University

    Comprehensive Master of Arts in Religion

    Application deadline
    Feb 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $31,192
    Program duration
    24 months
  2. 2

    University of Chicago

    Master of Arts in Divinity

    Application deadline
    Jun 9 +2
    Annual tuition
    $30,000
    Program duration
    24 months
  3. 3

    Columbia University

    Master of Arts in Religion

    Application deadline
    May 1 +2
    Annual tuition
    $73,456
    Program duration
    12 months
  4. 4

    University of California, Los Angeles

    African Studies MA

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $36,297
    Program duration
    24 months
  5. 5

    Rice University

    Master of Arts in Religion

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $20,000
    Program duration
    24 months
  6. 6

    Washington University in St. Louis

    Master of Arts in Jewish Studies

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Program duration
    24 months
  7. 7

    Emory University

    Master of Religious Leadership

    Application deadline
    Jul 1
    Annual tuition
    $27,500
    Program duration
    48 months
  8. 8

    Vanderbilt University

    Master of Arts in Religion

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $22,488
    Program duration
    24 months
  9. 9

    University of Virginia

    Master of Arts in Religious Studies

    Application deadline
    Jan 15 +1
    Program duration
    24 months
  10. 10

    University of California--Santa Barbara

    Master of Arts Plan II in Religious Studies

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Program duration
    24 months

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Complete Program List37 programs

The complete list of Religious Studies Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#8Yale UniversityComprehensive Master of Arts in Religion24 months
#8Yale UniversityConcentrated Master of Arts in Religion24 months
#8Yale UniversityExtended Master of Arts in Religion36 months
#11University of ChicagoMaster of Arts in Divinity24 months
#11University of ChicagoMaster of Arts in Religious Studies1 year full-time
#12Columbia UniversityMaster of Arts in Religion12 months
#12Columbia UniversityMaster of Philosophy in Religion
#17University of California, Los AngelesAfrican Studies MA24 months
#22Duke UniversityMaster of Arts in Religious Studies24 months
#24New York UniversityDual (MA|MSLIS) in Religious Studies and Library Science
#24New York UniversityMaster of Arts in Religious Studies
#24New York UniversityMaster of Arts in Religious Studies with a Concentration in Journalism and Religion
#34Rice UniversityMaster of Arts in Religion24 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisMaster of Arts in Jewish Studies24 months
#43Emory UniversityMaster of Religious Leadership48 months
#52Vanderbilt UniversityMaster of Arts in Religion24 months
#55University of VirginiaMaster of Arts in Religious Studies24 months
#59University of California--Santa BarbaraMaster of Arts Plan II in Religious Studies24 months
#75University of PittsburghMaster of Arts in Religious studies
#99University of GeorgiaMaster of Arts in Religion24 months
#126Indiana University--BloomingtonMaster of Arts in Religious Studies24 months
#134University of Colorado BoulderMaster of Arts in Religious Studies
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityMaster of Arts in Religious Studies24 months
#301–400University of IowaMaster of Arts in Religious Studies
#401–500Florida State UniversityMaster of Arts in American Religious History24 months
#401–500Florida State UniversityMaster of Arts in History and Ethnography of Religions24 months
#401–500Florida State UniversityMaster of Arts in Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy24 months
#401–500Florida State UniversityMaster of Science Advanced Professional24 months
Brigham Young University--ProvoMaster of Arts in Religious Education36 months
Brigham Young University--ProvoMaster of Arts in Religious Studies36 months
Fordham UniversityMaster of Arts in Religious Education
Pepperdine UniversityMaster of Arts in Religion
Southern Methodist UniversityMaster of Arts in Religious Studies
Syracuse UniversityMaster of Arts in Religion
University of DenverMaster of Arts in Philosophy and Religious Studies24 months
University of DenverMaster of Arts in Religious Studies and Philosophy24 months
Wake Forest UniversityMaster of Arts in Religious Studies36 months

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