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2022 Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s

5 Ranked Colleges
289 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 612 people earned their degree in Christian studies, making the major the 475th most popular in the United States.

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” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree christian studies students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Christian Studies

#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. This small school is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Christian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SEBTS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Christian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality
$28,903 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. 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 took the #3 spot in our “Best Christian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Bachelor’s Degree Christian Studies students.

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#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality
$17,186 Average Net Price

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Christian studies students in 2019-2020.

MC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Christian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,186 for Bachelor’s Degree Christian Studies students per year to attend MC.

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#4

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#4 in overall quality
$24,707 Average Net Price

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 list. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Christian studies students in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also took the #4 spot in our “Best Christian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $24,707 for Bachelor’s Degree Christian Studies students per year to attend Cal Baptist.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality
$29,845 Average Net Price

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Christian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the #5 spot on the list. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in South Orange, New Jersey. It awarded 4 bachelors’s Christian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree christian studies students list, Seton Hall has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Christian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Seton Hall is $29,845 for Bachelor’s Degree Christian Studies students.

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%.

Read more about Christian Studies at Seton Hall University

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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