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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
182 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,832 people earned their degree in religion/religious studies, making the major the 173rd most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 266 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 182 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religion/religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $12,052 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dartmouth.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Dartmouth

#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #2 spot on the list. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $5,267 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tufts University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Tufts

#3

Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Trinity College is located in Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Trinity Bantams did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity Bantams is $6,256 for new england region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full Trinity Bantams Religion/Religious Studies Report

#4

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Holy Cross. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Holy Cross is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 9 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Holy Cross also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Holy Cross is $15,036 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Holy Cross

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Boston University is $12,903 for new england region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Boston University Religion/Religious Studies Report

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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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