2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (With Aid)
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 Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Religious Education is the 215th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 692 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious education 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 religious education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid.
Top 26 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Baptist College of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Graceville, Florida, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BCF, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Baptist College of Florida is $10,288 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full The Baptist College of Florida Religious Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Moody Bible Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is $16,646 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Lee University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Lee University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,696 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid per year to attend Lee University.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Wyoming, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,679 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid per year to attend Grace Christian University.
Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. Trinity International University - Florida is located in Miramar, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid list, Trinity International University - Florida has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trinity International University - Florida is $16,383 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Trinity International University - Florida Religious Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Olivet Nazarene did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Olivet Nazarene is $20,195 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 10 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid list, Concordia University, Nebraska has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Nebraska is $20,763 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid.
Read more about Religious Education at Concordia University, Nebraska
Columbia International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.
CIU also took the #18 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,004 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid per year to attend CIU.
Read full report on Religious Education at Columbia International University
Grand Canyon University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 267 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid.
Read more about Religious Education at Grand Canyon University
With a ranking of #9, Central Christian College of the Bible did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Central Christian College of the Bible is located in Moberly, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,118 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid per year to attend Central Christian College of the Bible.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Central Christian College of the Bible Religious Education Report
With a ranking of #10, Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 2 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
IWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,946 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid per year to attend IWU.
Read more about Religious Education at Indiana Wesleyan University
Lindsey Wilson College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,435 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid per year to attend Lindsey Wilson College.
Read more about Religious Education at Lindsey Wilson College
Asbury University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Wilmore, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Asbury also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Asbury University is $27,631 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid.
With a ranking of #13, Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Deerfield, Illinois. It awarded 18 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
TIU Illinois also took the #17 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,204 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid per year to attend Trinity International University - Illinois.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Malone University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Canton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.
Malone also took the #22 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,897 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid per year to attend Malone University.
Franciscan University of Steubenville landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Steubenville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid list, Franciscan U has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $24,918 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid per year to attend Franciscan U.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Franciscan University of Steubenville Religious Education Report
Wheaton College Illinois did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Wheaton, Illinois, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid list, Wheaton College Illinois has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $25,358 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid per year to attend Wheaton College Illinois.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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 0.7% 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%.
Dallas Baptist University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
DBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for DBU is $26,387 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid.
With a ranking of #18, Northwest Nazarene University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Northwest Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 1 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
NNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,708 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid per year to attend NNU.
Read more about Religious Education at Northwest Nazarene University
University of Valley Forge landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
UVF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UVF is $20,636 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid.
Campbellsville University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,689 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid per year to attend Campbellsville University.
Read more about Religious Education at Campbellsville University
Benedictine College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Benedictine College is a small school located in Atchison, Kansas that handed out 13 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid list, Benedictine College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Benedictine College is $23,011 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Crown College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Crown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Crown College is $26,396 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid.
With a ranking of #23, Messiah University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Messiah University is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid list, Messiah has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $28,141 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid per year to attend Messiah.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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Toccoa Falls College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Toccoa Falls College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid list, Toccoa Falls has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,433 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid per year to attend Toccoa Falls College.
Azusa Pacific University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Azusa, California. It awarded 22 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Azusa Pacific also took the #4 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $26,293 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid per year to attend Azusa Pacific University.
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 student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Education at Azusa Pacific University
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- 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%.
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- 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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