25 Most Popular Colleges for Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Programs

There are several excellent colleges in the United States that offer doctor’s degrees in religious studies. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Emory.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Emory University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$40,800	$40,800
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,216	$3,216
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$2,267	$2,267

There were 1,314 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Claremont Graduate University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Claremont Graduate University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$34,236	$34,236
Fees for Full-Time Students	$600	$600
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,902	$1,902

The school reported having 144 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 38 were classified as teaching assistants, and 106 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Duke can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Duke University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$51,480	$51,480
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,137	$1,137
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$2,990	$2,990

In 2017-2018, Duke reported having 1,598 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 715 were classified as teaching assistants, and 883 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending U of Denver.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Denver

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$47,520	$47,520
Fees for Full-Time Students	$303	$303
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,320	$1,320

Across all programs, there were 616 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 147 were classified as teaching assistants, and 147 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Virginia University of Lynchburg.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Virginia University of Lynchburg

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,400	$6,400
Fees for Full-Time Students	$800	$800
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$342	$342

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Florida State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Florida State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,684	$24,116
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,869	$2,591
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$482	$1,114

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,021. Of that number, 1,774 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,236 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Andrews can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Andrews University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$25,752	$25,752
Fees for Full-Time Students	$770	$770
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,073	$1,073

In a typical year, there are 49 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 9 were classified as teaching assistants, and 34 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Baylor.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Baylor University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$29,700	$29,700
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,132	$3,132
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,650	$1,650

Across all programs, there were 1,201 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 599 were classified as teaching assistants, and 504 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Liberty University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Liberty University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,217	$8,217
Fees for Full-Time Students	$506	$506
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$464	$464

In 2017-2018, Liberty University reported having 285 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 250 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending HUC - JIR.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$24,500	$24,500
Fees for Full-Time Students	$35	$35
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,020	$1,020

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Marquette.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Marquette University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$19,800	$19,800
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,100	$1,100

The school reported having 591 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 223 were classified as teaching assistants, and 255 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Vanderbilt can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Vanderbilt University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$45,840	$45,840
Fees for Full-Time Students	$457	$457
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,910	$1,910

There were 1,335 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 484 were classified as teaching assistants, and 851 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Princeton.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Princeton University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$47,140	$47,140
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,800	$1,800
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

In a typical year, there are 1,255 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 732 were classified as teaching assistants, and 523 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Boston U.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Boston University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$50,980	$50,980
Fees for Full-Time Students	$736	$736
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,593	$1,593

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 2,892. Of that number, 1,211 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,151 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at University of Virginia.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,552	$26,048
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,720	$3,402
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$866	$1,434

In 2017-2018, University of Virginia reported having 1,641 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 740 were classified as teaching assistants, and 901 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,770	$10,770
Fees for Full-Time Students	$210	$210
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$598	$598

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Harvard.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Harvard University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,816	$44,816
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,142	$1,142
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,401	$1,401

In a typical year, there are 2,182 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 1,268 were classified as teaching assistants, and 867 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Rice.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rice University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$37,833	$37,833
Fees for Full-Time Students	$548	$548
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$2,495	$2,495

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending SMU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Southern Methodist University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$40,896	$40,896
Fees for Full-Time Students	$5,904	$5,904
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,704	$1,704

The school reported having 374 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 266 were classified as teaching assistants, and 108 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at UCSB.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - Santa Barbara

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,067	$2,067
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 2,045. Of that number, 1,409 were classified as teaching assistants, and 636 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Yale.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Yale University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$41,000	$41,000
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

Across all programs, there were 3,081 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,447 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,485 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at AMU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Ave Maria University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,960	$12,960
Fees for Full-Time Students	$300	$300
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$540	$540

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UNC Chapel Hill.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,943	$27,154
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,986	$1,986
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$552	$1,509

There were 3,438 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,162 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,276 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Columbia.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Columbia University in the City of New York

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,864	$44,864
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,092	$2,092
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,704	$1,704

Across all programs, there were 2,805 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,869 were classified as teaching assistants, and 936 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at UPenn can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Pennsylvania

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$33,604	$33,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,530	$3,530
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,651	$1,651

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 81. Of that number, 71 were classified as teaching assistants, and 10 were classified as research assistants.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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