2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

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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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 101 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree religion students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$14,773 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Utah is $14,773 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Religious Studies at U of U

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$21,680 Average Net Price

$25,194 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 9 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Boulder is $21,680 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at CU - Boulder

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (With Aid)

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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