2022 Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for religious studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 bachelor's degrees in religious studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Religious Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The religion bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality religion program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on religious studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other religious studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt religious studies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religious studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for religious studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Religious Studies Schools

The religion school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Religious Studies in Iowa

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in religious studies.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Religion

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

7 Annual Graduates

University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in religious studies. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from University of Iowa

#2

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Iowa State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in religious studies. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Iowa State University

#3

Luther College

Decorah, IA

7 Annual Graduates

$26,870 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Luther College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in religious studies. Located in the remote town of Decorah, Luther is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Luther College

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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