2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Religious Studies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, religious studies was ranked #101 in the country. In fact 1,769 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Religious Studies Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Religious Studies

Best Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religious studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Texas	76
Arizona	3
Oklahoma	14
New Mexico	0

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
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.