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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$14,633 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,640 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 42 degrees and certificates were awarded to religious studies students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #95 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia to see which doctor's degree 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for religion majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Religious Studies

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

Full Religious Studies at Liberty University Report

Out of the 2 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.

University of Virginia also took the #2 spot in our Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

Full Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

Best Value Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 36
Georgia 34
North Carolina 178
Tennessee 28
Kentucky 0
Louisiana 0
Alabama 38
South Carolina 8
Mississippi 9

Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 1,220
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 106
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 41

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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