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2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor's in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 New Jersey, there were 47 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,288 and $24,807 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in religion/religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religion/religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 5 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. It costs about $15,779 for New Jersey Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Religion/Religious Studies Report

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Montclair State also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Montclair State is $14,913 for New Jersey Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Montclair State University

#3

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - Camden. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized school located in Camden, New Jersey that handed out 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Camden not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. It costs about $9,199 for New Jersey Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rutgers University - Camden.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Rutgers University - Camden

#4

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Orange, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seton Hall, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Seton Hall is $21,692 for New Jersey Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Seton Hall

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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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