2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Virginia (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in religion/religious studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religion/religious studies programs, but they also 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 Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Liberty University

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (With Aid)

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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