2022 Best Value Colleges for Religious Education (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Religious Education is the 351st most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 13 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in religious education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious education programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The relgious ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Religious Education (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$20,824 Average Net Price

$36,838 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s relgious ed degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Messiah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Education Schools in Pennsylvania” list. It costs about $20,824 for Pennsylvania Relgious Ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Messiah.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Religious Education at Messiah

#2

University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$19,085 Average Net Price

$24,450 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Valley Forge landed the #2 spot on the list. Phoenixville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s relgious ed degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UVF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Education Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UVF is $19,085 for Pennsylvania Relgious Ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Religious Education at UVF

• Best Value Colleges for Religious Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Colleges for Religious Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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