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

2 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor's in Wisconsin 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 Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,704 people earned their degree in religious studies, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,163 and had an average of $28,712 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 89 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,700 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious studies programs and 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 religious studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The religion school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. It costs about $4,367 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UW - Madison.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read more about Religious Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is $13,222 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Religious Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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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

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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