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2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
1,052 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 29th most popular major in the country with 20,201 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,177 and had an average of $24,197 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 1,217 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,052 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent philosophy and religious studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy and religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

William & Mary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. It costs about $4,711 for virginia bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend William & Mary.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

JMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for JMU is $14,196 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. It costs about $11,138 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Virginia Tech Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#4

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 82 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Virginia is $8,882 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Virginia

#5

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Christopher Newport University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. CNU is a small public school situated in Newport News, Virginia. It awarded 11 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Christopher Newport University is $16,529 for virginia bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at CNU

#7 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Commonwealth University is $16,768 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Liberty University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 677 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $27,896 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy & Religious Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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