Overview

Choose from two tracks and two career-oriented concentrations:

Thesis Track: Students work with a thesis director and committee to research and write a thesis of publishable length.

Final project: Thesis

Coursework Intensive Track: Students take more classes to gain more depth in their field or breadth across Religious Studies.

Final project: Research paper or project

Concentration in Nonprofit Management: Students in this concentration earn the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Certificate in Nonprofit Management while they complete their M.A. in Religious Studies Management while they complete their M.A. in Religious Studies.

Final project: Research paper or project that integrates work in Nonprofit Management, an internship and Religious Studies

Concentration in Religion and Aging: Students in this concentration earn the Gerontology Institute's Graduate Certificate while they complete their M.A. in Religious Studies.

Final project: Research paper or project that integrates work in Gerontology, an internship and Religious Studies

Key Facts

Students from the Religious Studies MA program offered at Georgia State University go on to careers in:

Nonprofit organizations
Medicine and health professions
Education
Law
Business and entrepreneurial work

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Courses in world religions, ethics and politics and comparative or thematic studies
Electives (varies by track/concentration)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-12 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

More details

Summer: Contact the Graduate Director

Language

English

Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Atlanta, United States

Disciplines

Theology and Religious Studies View 746 other Masters in Theology and Religious Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Statement of Purpose: Please submit an essay of no more than 1000 words outlining (1) your interest in the field of Religious Studies and (2) why you wish to pursue a graduate degree in Religious Studies at Georgia State.
Writing Sample: Please submit a writing sample of your previous scholarly work. Your sample should be no more than 2000 words, and maybe a complete short paper or a representative excerpt from a longer work.
Three Letters of Recommendation
Transcripts (one from each institution attended)
Official TOEFL/IELTS Scores (international applicants only)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

33302 USD / year

≈ 33302 USD / year
Out-of-State

32360 USD / year

≈ 32360 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9790 USD / year

≈ 9790 USD / year

Living costs

Atlanta

United States

1213 - 2208 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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