2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 26,872 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,203 and had an average of $35,660 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 2,571 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 227 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in theology and religious vocations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology and religious vocations 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 theology and religious vocations 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 Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 110 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Regent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 94 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $75-$110k)

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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