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2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Master's in Virginia 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 Virginia, there were 938 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,600 and $26,733 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 8 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree religion students with aid list, Liberty University has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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