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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,704 people earned their degree in religious studies, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,163 and had an average of $28,712 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 342 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,667 and $23,034 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

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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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