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2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
750 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor's in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 884 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 750 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 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.

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 religion/religious studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

William & Mary also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for William & Mary is $4,711 for Virginia 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 93%. 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%.

Full William & Mary Religion/Religious Studies Report

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Virginia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. It costs about $8,882 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 University of Virginia - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 11 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Commonwealth University is $16,768 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full VCU Religion/Religious Studies Report

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 656 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $27,896 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Liberty University

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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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