2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Religious Studies School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,769 people earned a degree or certificate in religious studies, making the major the #101 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Religious Studies Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for religion students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Religious Studies Colleges.
Top 10 Best Religious Studies Schools
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jewish Theological Seminary of America. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools list. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America undergraduate students pay an average of $66,064 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Trinity International University - Illinois is a great value for religious studies students. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TIU Illinois are $33,298 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Scranton is a great value for religious studies students. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Scranton undergraduate students pay an average of $48,462 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Scranton also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious studies schools in the United States. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNC Charlotte are $20,622 a year.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Schools ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Religious Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Schools list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
UST MN undergraduate students pay an average of $48,329 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UST MN also did well on our Best Religious Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for religious studies students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.
UPenn also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Cairn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Schools ranking. Cairn is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Langhorne.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cairn are $30,720 per year.
Gardner - Webb University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Schools list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.
Gardner - Webb undergraduate students pay an average of $32,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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Majors Related to Religion
Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Religion
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Philosophy | 1,220 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 106 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 41 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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