MAR Religion at Yale University

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Religion offers pathways to ministry, service or doctoral work, in a comprehensive, concentrated or extended form. Students may take courses in other professional schools and departments of the University.

Faculty: Yale Divinity School | Study mode: full-time | Location: New Haven, CT, United States

What you will study

The comprehensive M.A.R. covers biblical studies, systematic theology, liturgics and historical Christianity with cultural electives; the concentrated M.A.R. offers advanced work in one theological discipline; the extended option adds a further year of full-time study for select concentrated students.

Career pathways

Graduates of the concentrated M.A.R. work in fields from nonprofit leadership to journalism, law and social work; the comprehensive M.A.R. prepares for lay ministry or service such as teaching, chaplaincy, non-profit management and religion writing.

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Application information

USD 31,192 a year (2026-27). Divinity School 2026-2027 tuition, full-time. Tuition only; excludes the school's separate fees, health insurance and living costs. Source

PhD and Master's applicants at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences apply for fall 2027 entry; most offers of admission for fall 2027 have a reply deadline of April 15, 2027.

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences deadlines (all 11:59 pm Eastern) for fall 2027: December 1, 2026 (e.g. BBS, Chemistry, Economics, History, Linguistics, Psychology, Public Health, Statistics); December 15, 2026 (e.g. American Studies, Anthropology, Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Political Science, Sociology); January 2, 2027 (e.g. African Studies, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Architecture, Computer Science MS, Earth and Planetary Sciences, East Asian Studies, Nursing, Philosophy). Combined programs follow the earlier deadline or December 15.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences application fee for all degree-seeking applicants is US $105, non-refundable, payable by Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express; fee waivers can be requested until January 2.

GRE General Test requirements vary by GSAS program (required, optional or not accepted) for the 2026-2027 cycle.

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