2022 Best Value Colleges for Other Religion/Religious Studies (With Aid)

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Other Religion/Religious Studies is the 949th most popular major in the country with 117 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Religion/Religious Studies Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other religion/religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other religion/religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other religion/religious studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Religion/Religious Studies Schools For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Religion/Religious Studies Schools For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Other Religion/Religious Studies (With Aid)

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$21,198 Average Net Price

$49,654 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Religion/Religious Studies Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 16 ’s other religion/religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Religion/Religious Studies Schools” list. It costs about $21,198 for other religion/religious studies students with aid per year to attend Virginia Tech.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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#2

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$17,646 Average Net Price

$41,297 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Religion/Religious Studies Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Grand Valley State University is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Religion/Religious Studies Schools” list. It costs about $17,646 for Other Religion/Religious Studies students with aid per year to attend Grand Valley State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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