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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Christian Studies (Income $0-$30k)

5 Ranked Colleges
289 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Christian Studies is the 475th most popular major in the country with 612 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 289 Christian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Christian studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Christian studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Christian studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Christian Studies (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Christian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SEBTS also took the #1 spot in our “Best Christian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.

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.

Full Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Christian Studies Report

#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Mississippi College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MC also made our “Best Christian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi College is $14,491 for Bachelor’s Degree Christian Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Christian Studies at MC

#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Orange, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Christian studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree christian studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Seton Hall has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Christian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,431 for bachelor’s degree christian studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Seton Hall University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Seton Hall University Christian Studies Report

#4

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s Christian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also took the #4 spot in our “Best Christian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,277 for Bachelor’s Degree Christian Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cal Baptist.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read full report on Christian Studies at Cal Baptist

#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Christian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $27,896 for Bachelor’s Degree Christian Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Liberty University Christian Studies Report

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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