<p>Morefreedom - why does it matter whether or not the school is private or religiously affiliated? Most schools with an “affiliation” don’t actually practice it (especially in grad school) and many public universities are better than a lot of the private ones.</p>
<p>I am also curious to know what you plan to do with a self-designed master’s degree. The program sakky linked to is intriguing, but graduate school is supposed to be about further specialization in one or two areas of study (even if that ‘area’ is an interdisciplinary one, it usually has a main thrust or two).</p>