2023 Best Value Colleges for Christian Studies
7
Ranked Colleges
723
Degrees Awarded
$28,000
Avg Net Price*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Christian Studies Schools” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Christian Studies is the 495th most popular major in the country with 723 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Best Value Christian Studies Schools” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in Christian studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Christian studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Christian studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Christian Studies Schools
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Christian Studies Schools.
Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Christian Studies
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Christian Studies Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 23 ’s Christian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Christian Studies Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $29,382 for christian studies students.
Read more about Christian Studies at Liberty University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cairn University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Christian Studies Schools. Located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s Christian studies students in 2020-2021.
Cairn also made our “Best Christian Studies Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Cairn is $25,765 for Christian Studies students.
Full Cairn University Christian Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Christian Studies Schools. Gordon College is a small school located in Wenham, Massachusetts that handed out 11 ’s Christian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Gordon College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Christian Studies Schools” ranking. It costs about $25,748 for christian studies students per year to attend Gordon College.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Gordon College Christian Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Christian Studies Schools. California Baptist University is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s Christian studies degrees to qualified students.
Cal Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Christian Studies Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Cal Baptist is $26,719 for Christian Studies students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Christian Studies at Cal Baptist
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitworth University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Christian Studies Schools. Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s Christian studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our christian studies students list, Whitworth has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Christian Studies Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Whitworth University is $24,492 for Christian Studies students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Christian Studies at Whitworth University
Duke University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Christian Studies Schools ranking. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s Christian studies degrees to qualified students.
Duke also made our “Best Christian Studies Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Duke University is $32,459 for christian studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Christian Studies at Duke University
With a ranking of #7, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Christian Studies Schools list. Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s Christian studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our christian studies students list, Notre Dame has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Christian Studies Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Notre Dame is $31,101 for Christian Studies students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 more about Christian Studies at University of Notre Dame
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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
- *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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