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2022 Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 59 people earned their degree in Islamic studies, making the major the 1108th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 Islamic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Islamic studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Islamic 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 Islamic studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree islamic studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Islamic Studies (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s Islamic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Islamic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,353 for bachelor’s degree islamic studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Boston College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Islamic Studies at Boston College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Islamic studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Islamic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University - Main Campus is $8,194 for bachelor’s degree islamic studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Ohio State Islamic Studies Report

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Islamic studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Islamic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,870 for Bachelor’s Degree Islamic Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SDSU.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full San Diego State University Islamic Studies Report

#4

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Islamic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Villanova University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Villanova not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Islamic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $22,517 for Bachelor’s Degree Islamic Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Villanova University.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 full report on Islamic Studies at Villanova 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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